About US
Eternal Life Fellowship Ministries & SHINE Global Network
ETERNAL LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES (ELFM) is a ROMANS CHAPTER 12 (r12) Christ impact fellowship where lives are changed! We strive to reach, teach, and send out disciples to become a visible body of three dimensional Christ-like relationships, building a spiritual legacy of encouragement and faith throughout the world.
We are an international network of kingdom fellowship partners that provide ordination, licensing, credentials, and non-profit status to some of the most innovative and passionate emerging ministries; including, but not limited to market-place ministers, missionaries, bi-vocational pastors, and full-time ministers.
ELFM is called to proclaim the Gospel of Christ and the Five-Fold Apostolic Ministry. To maintain the worship of God, and to inspire in all people a love for Christ, a passion for righteousness, and a consciousness of their duties to God and their fellow human beings. We pledge our lives to God and covenant with one another to demonstrate His Spirit through worship, witnessing, and ministry to the needs of the people of this church and the community. (UP-IN-OUT) Thus, we cannot live without giving the best of our time, talents, and treasures.
We are seeking to be vessels filled with the Spirit who can reveal to the world a Living Christ. We desire to express the same divine compassion that Jesus did and release the same violent hatred for the works of darkness. We are not so much interested in being great men and women of God as we are in revealing a great and mighty God who uses average human beings. They that know their God shall be mighty and do exploits through the gospel that Jesus demonstrated when He was on the earth.
We have united under one fellowship banner as we have continued to grow and seek to walk with those who long for the full, rich life that Jesus died to obtain for us. Our focus is supporting established ministries looking to grow outside the four walls of the church. We will accomplish this through support of our annual scripture and theme.
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ELFM endeavors to encourage all fellowship partners to embrace the vision, emulate the integrity, embody holiness, emblazon the boldness, and emboss the authority of the risen Christ our Lord. Jesus Saves! We seek to build up the whole person... (Mind-Body-Soul). We endeavor to accomplish this by being consistent, practical, and realistic. (CPR)
Your humble servant!
Dr. Michael L. Hargett, Sr. PhD
Servant Leader - ELFM
Our Objective
Live an Acts 1:8 Lifestyle! Promote Christian culture where individuals, groups and ministries order themselves around kingdom purposes and practices and where venues are established that support local church communities through the word of God.
Our Vision Statement
As a ROMANS CHAPTER 12 (r12) Christ Action Impact Church where lives are changed and we strive to reach, teach, and send all to become a visible community of Christ-like relationships, building a spiritual legacy of encouragement and faith for our local community and the world. We are committed to being Consistent, Practical, and Realistic in our approach to dealing with the whole man! (Mind – Body – Soul).
OUR CORE VALUES
- Love - for God, our Church, our families, our community and the World.
- Dedication - to undertake God’s work using our energies, innovations, and collective resources.
- Integrity - through truthfulness, sincerity, and honesty in our thoughts, words, and deeds.
- Humility - and Grace in serving the Lord and His children.
- Faithfulness - to read God’s word, study it, meditate on it, and obey it.
THE PILLARS OF OUR FAITH – LIFE SHAPES
- THE CIRCLE - CHOOSING TO LEARN FROM LIFE
- THE SEMI CIRCLE - LIVING IN RHYTHM WITH LIFE
- THE TRIANGLE - BALANCING THE RELATIONSHIPS OF LIFE
- THE SQUARE - DEFINING THE PRIORITIES OF LIFE
- THE PENTAGON - KNOWING YOUR ROLE IN LIFE
- THE HEXAGON - PRAYING AS A WAY OF LIFE
- THE HEPTAGON - PRACTICING THE PRINCIPLES OF A VITAL LIFE
- THE OCTAGON - LIVING A MISSION-MINDED LIFE
- THE DIAMOND – WINNING IN THE GAME OF LIFE
- THE FLAME – BEING THE LIGHT OF LIFE
THE MILLENNIUM MINISTRY CONCEPT
- ENLISTMENT – GOD’S PASSION
- ENCOURAGEMENT – GOD’S PRESENCE
- ENLIGHTENMENT – GOD’S PLAN
- ENNOBLEMENT – GOD’S POWER
- EMPOWERMENT – HOLY SPIRIT’S POWER
- ENLIGHTENMENT - LIGHT OF THE WORLD
WE DO SECOND CHANCES
- WE DO GRACE
- WE DO JOY
- WE DO REAL
- WE DO MISTAKES
- WE DO “I’M SORRY”
- WE DO FORGIVENESS
- WE DO HUGS
- WE DO FAMILY
- WE DO COMFORT
- WE DO ENCOURAGEMENT
- WE DO LOVE…
LOCAL CHURCH ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
- The Element of Equipping
- The Element of Edification
- The Element of Leadership
- The Element of Evangelism
- The Element of Church Growth
- The Element of Training
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
- EVANGELISM
- FELLOWSHIP
- DISCIPLESHIP
- WORSHIP
- STEWARDSHIP
- MINISTRY
- PASTORAL CARE
- GIVING
THE MAIN FOCUS
THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS
THE GREAT COMMISSION
DISCIPLESHIP
- We value DISCIPLESHIP: A lifelong commitment to the whole person! (Mind – Body – Soul!)
- We value RELATIONSHIPS: The environment for every disciple to live out the principles of Romans Chapter 12.
- Our Focus: Foster a discipleship process that leads each person to develop an individualized spiritual development growth plan including personal, small group and mentoring relationships
SERVICE
- We value SERVICE: A way to meet the spiritual, physical, mental and emotional needs of our community and the world.
- We value EVANGELISM: The intentional activity of sharing and proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
- We value AGAPE LOVE: The prime motivator of all the church is and does. Love for Christ, each other, our community will be the reason for everything we do.
Our Ethos
ETERNAL LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES is called to proclaim the Gospel of Christ and the beliefs of the Five-Fold Apostolic Ministry and faith. To maintain the worship of God, and to inspire in all people a love for Christ, a passion for righteousness, and a consciousness of their duties to God and their fellow human beings. We pledge our lives to God and covenant with one another to demonstrate His Spirit through worship, witnessing, and ministry to the needs of the people of this church and the community. (UP – IN – OUT) Thus, we cannot live and without giving the best of our time, talents, and treasures.
Our Mission Statement
The Mission of ETERNAL LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES & SHINE GLOBAL NETWORK is to be a ROMANS CHAPTER 12 three-dimensional ministry to win souls for Christ through witnessing, evangelism, teaching, serving, nurturing and stewardship for the advancement of God's Kingdom. To minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional and environmental needs of all people by spreading Christ’s liberating gospel through word, faith and works. At every dimension of connection and in every fellowship church, ETERNAL LIFE FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES shall engage in carrying out the will of the Holy Spirit as principled in Romans Chapter 12, out of which the ELFM evolved: that is, to seek out and lead the lost to Christ, Our mission is to go and make disciples! By serving the needy through a continuing program of (1) Preaching and teaching the gospel, (2) Feeding the hungry, (3) Clothing the naked, (4) Housing the homeless, (5) Cheering the fallen, (6) Providing jobs for the jobless, (7) Administering to the needs of those in prison, hospitals, nursing homes, asylums and mental institutions, senior citizens’ homes; caring for the sick, the shut-in, the mentally and socially disturbed, (8) Living healthy lifestyles and (9) Encouraging thrift and economic advancement of individuals. (10) Provide a home church for people from any economic, racial, or social background, welcoming everyone into a fellowship of believers in Jesus Christ. Our calling is to love and care for all.