With your help, it is possible for
The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center to REACH the world.
With your help, it is possible for The Way of Life Spiritual
Development Center to TEACH the world.
How? By becoming a Berean Partner!
Berean Partnership
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is a partner?
A partner is one who shares responsibility in some common
activity with another individual or group. A covenant
partnership is a relationship, a bond between two people or
two ministries. These two parties join forces and resources
to reach the objectives of both. While God commands and
expects personal spiritual growth through individual giving,
God encourages all Christians to team up with others to
accomplish His will together through partnerships.
Why is The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center
inviting partners?
The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center is inviting
partners for the following reasons:
---To share the Word of God. When you partner
with The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center you become
knitted in a relationship of the heart to share the Word of
God as commanded in the Word of God.
---To pray for others. When you partner with
The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center, you discipline
yourself to pray daily for those associated with that
ministry. You will receive new insights. You will reach a
new spiritual level. You will expand your spiritual gifting
as you help others to do the same.
---To benefit from synergy results. Every
effort on behalf of The Way of Life Spiritual Development
Center is exponentially multiplied, resulting in more than
what is given. The total effect is greater than the sum of
the individual parts.
---To share in the victories that come to The Way
of Life Spiritual Development Center. When you
become a partner, you share in the victories that come to
The Way of Life. Every person you touch by your gifts will
help further the Kingdom of God. That means you also help in
that same furthering of the Kingdom of God. When you help
others advance, you advance as well. That kingdom principle
is found in 1 Samuel 30:24, "All will share alike..
What is the mission of The Way of Life Spiritual
Development Center?
The mission of The Way of Life Spiritual Development
Center is to teach the Word of God with simplicity and
understanding so that it may be applied to everyday life in
a practical and effective manner.
What is the vision of The Way of Life Spiritual
Development Center?
The vision of The Way of Life Spiritual Development
Center is to accomplish its mission through the following
avenues:
--- A living Christian education program
--- A dynamic evangelism focus
--- A vibrant worship experience
--- A meaningful sense of mission
--- A bonding of participants and building of community
through small group participation
What are the beliefs of The Way of Spiritual Development
Center?
---The Bible. The Bible is the inspired
word of God's revelation by humankind.
---The Trinity. The Eternal Godhead is
revealed as one God existing in three persons: God the
Father, God, the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
---The Fall of Humankind.The creation, test
and fall of humans as recorded in Genesis 1:26-27; one's
total spiritual depravity and inability to attain divine
righteousness.
--- The Salvation of Humankind. Salvation of
sinners is by grace, through repentance and faith in the
perfect and sufficient work of the death of Jesus on the
cross by which we have obtained remission of sins.
--- The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. His
Virgin Birth. His Sinless Life. His Miracles. His
Substitutionary Death on the Cross. His Bodily Resurrection
from the Dead. His Ascension to the Right Hand of God.
---The Ordinances of the Church. Water
Baptism. Baptism is by immersion in water in order to
fulfill the commandment of Jesus. Holy Communion. The Lord's
Supper, consisting of the elements (bread and the fruit of
the vine), is the symbolic expression of a memorial to the
suffering and death of Jesus.
--- The Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The
baptism of the Holy Spirit is an experience subsequent to
salvation.
--- Spiritual Gifts. The operation of the
gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in I Corinthians 12-14 and
I Peter 4:10.
--- Eternal Life. Eternal life (heaven) for
believers and eternal punishment (hell) for unbelievers.
Why are the partners of The Way of Life Spiritual
Development Center called "Berean Partners"?
People who support The Way of Life Spiritual Development
Center are known as Berean Partners based on Acts 17:11.
"Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the
Thessalonians, for they received the message with great
eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if
what Paul said was true."
A Berean Partner is . . .
---One of noble character;
---One who receives the message of God with great
eagerness;
---One who examines the scriptures everyday.
A Berean Partner is one who is committed to The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center and shares the vision of
examining the scriptures and applying a life application
based on the Word of God.
What are the benefits of becoming a Berean Partner of The
Way of Life Spiritual Developoment Center?
Becoming a Berean Partner is an acknowledgment that you
believe the same as other Berean Partners believe. All
Berean Partners believe . . .
--- God speaks to us through His word. (Psalm 119:4)
--- God's word is true. (Psalm 119:30; 119:160)
--- God's word will never pass away. (Psalm 119:144)
----God's word strengthens. (Psalm 119:28)
--- God's word teaches, guides, leads, directs and protects.
(Psalm 119:50)
--- God's word shapes our values, our behavior and our
lives. (Psalm 119:11)
--- God's word keeps us from sin. (Psalm 119:11)
--- God's word is a lamp unto our feet and a lamp unto our
paths. (Psalm 119:105)
----God's word bring joy, peace, and happiness. (Psalm
119:14)
----God's word is filled with wonderful things. (Psalm
119:18)
What is my commitment as a Berean Partner?
---Pray daily for The Way of Life Spiritual Development
Center while at the same time believing that The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center is praying for you. When you
pray for The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center, you
are praying for the facility, the staff, the students and
everyone associated with The Way of Life Spiritual
Development Center including other Berean Partners.
--- Support The Way of Spiritual Development Center with an
annual or monthly financial gift to help The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center carry out its mission and
vision.
--- Attend classes, workshops, programs, events, or other
activities sponsored by The Way of Life Spiritual
Development Center. If you cannot attend, be committed to
provide finances for others to attend.
--- Order books, tapes, materials, and/or other related
products from The Way of Life Spiritual Development
Center.
--- Spread the word to others about The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center and the work it is doing in the
Kingdom of God.
Where do my financial gifts go?
Your financial gifts go toward the leasing of a facility
with sufficient space for an effective learning environment.
Space is also needed for the design and publishing of
written materials in the form of booklets, pamphlets,
newsletters, and teaching curricula that help others
including students and all Berean Partners. Scholarship will
become available for needy students through your giving. You
may choose to sponsor an individual in lieu of giving
directly to The Way of Life.
What should I expect as a Berean Partner?
As a Berean Partner, you activate a powerful spiritual
principle that what you make happen for others, God will
make happen for you.
As a Berean Partner, the same anointing that is on The Way
of Life Spiritual Development Center will be on your
personal life. According to Philippian 1:3-11. Paul explains
that when you become a partner, you literally share in the
anointing of that ministry supernaturally. You also share in
every reward and blessing that rests on that ministry. (Read
how students of The Way of Life have been blessed through
their ministry because of their involvement with The Way of
Life: The Way of
Life Affiliates).
As a Berean Partner, you can expect that your gifts will
have an eternal impact on the lives of others as well as on
your own life.
Additionally, as a Berean Partner, you will receive
discounts on courses, workshops, and books, reserved seating
at special events, and a bi-monthly newsletter.
What are the tax benefits of being a Berean Partner?
All donations regardless of the amount are tax
deductible. The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center is
a 501(c)(3) religious organization bearing the Federal Tax
ID Number: 54-1842021.
End of the year receipts and information about our
stewardship with your donations is available upon
request.
Why does The Way of Life Development Center want to
establish partnership with me?
The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center wants to
establish a partnership with you to share the common goal to
provide an environment and resources to teach the word of
God to the world while following the pattern of Acts 1:8 to
start at home in Jerusalem and move out to other areas and
ultimately to reach the ends of the earth.
If you believe God is calling you to expand your territory
by first helping The Way of Life expand its territory, agree
with The Way of Life according to Matthew 18:19-20 that when
two touch and agree on anything, God not only performs His
word, but He will also be in the midst of it! "Again, I tell
you if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a
symphony together) about whatever (anything and everything)
they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by
my Father in heaven. For whenever two or three are gathered
in my name, there I am in the midst of them."
It is through this covenant connection that The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center and you as a Berean Partner can
change our communities, our nations and our world.
Since The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center is
inviting me to become a partner, is The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center in partnership with another
ministry?
Yes, The Way of Life Spiritual Development Center
wouldn't invite others to do unto it what it hasn't done
unto someone else according to the Golden Rule in Matthew
7:12. Therefore, The Way of Life Spiritual Development
Center is in partnership with Oral Roberts University and
Dr. Charles Stanley's In Touch Ministry. The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center embraces the teachings of these
two organizations.
I am still not being led to become a partner. What else
should I consider?
Paul said it best in Philippians 4:17...."Not that I
desire a gift, but I desire fruit that may abound to YOUR
ACCOUNT." As a Berean Partner, you will share in the
investment of sowing seeds into good ground, and you will
also share in the rewards, the reaping of the harvest.
Whatever benefits are received will also be put on your
account and we will all hear the Lord say, "Well done my
good and faithful servants." (Matthew 25:21)
I am ready to become a partner? What is the
procedure?
---Complete the following Berean Partnership Pledge Card
remembering that when a person makes a vow to the Lord or
takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not
break his word but must do everything he said." (Numbers
30:2)
---Send the Berean Partnership Pledge Card along with your
check or money order directly to:
The Way of Life
Berean Partnership
P. O. Box 13373
Richmond, VA 23225
How may I obtain further information if my question
has not been answered?
If your question has not been answered, you may contact
Rev. Margaret
Minnicks, Founder and Director of
The Way of Life
Spiritual Development Center (804) 272-4992, REVMJM@aol.com.
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