We believe that the Holy Spirit inspired the human authors of Holy Scripture so that the Bible is without error in the original manuscripts. We receive the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments as our final, absolute authority, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.

We lean toward the lost, the poor, the outcast, and the outsider with the compassion of Jesus as sinners whose only standing before God is utterly dependent on the mercy of God. This mercy can only be truly received

inasmuch as we are willing to give it away.

The Church exists for the sake of those who are exiled from God. We are called to bring the Gospel of the kingdom to every nook and cranny of creation, faithfully translating the message of Jesus into language and forms that are

relevant to diverse peoples and cultures.

Church is more than a once-a-week service, it's about sharing life together. At the Franklin Vineyard Church, small groups are the way we gather during the week to become the people of God we desire to be. In these groups, we practice the way of Jesus together: study Scripture, have honest conversation, pray for and serve one another, and usually have worship because we’re the Vineyard, right? We want everyone to be a part of a small group to experience the family of God in real ways!

One of the founders of the Vineyard, John Wimber, was passionate about equipping people for ministry. His most well-known book is called “Power Healing,” and it contains the simple message that God wants to use ordinary people to touch the lives of others who are sick or in need. We all have a sphere of influence, and we can all minister to the lost and hurting in whatever space that God plants us!

We love being a Vineyard Church and love being a part of a greater organization, but the main organization that we belong to is the Church of Jesus Christ. There are so many incredible churches in the Franklin, TN area, and we partner with many of them through different events, outreaches, and sharing of resources. We are a thread in God’s global tapestry of the church, and we will also strive towards ecumenical unity in our city and in our area because a united front is so much more powerful than a divided one.

As people of the Holy Spirit, we are not simply implementing the best church strategies, trying to accomplish what is humanly possible. Rather, our mission involves praying and finding power from God Himself to accomplish what humans could never accomplish on their own. We pray for the sick, we confront injustice, and we seek to hear the voice of God on behalf of others. Come, Holy Spirit!

In Matthew 28 Jesus instructs us to “go and make disciples of all nations.” There are many ways to do this. As a Vineyard Church, a part of our core values is to Engage in Passionate Ministry and to Pursue Culturally Relevant Mission in the World. Simply put: people must leave the building. Therefore, Franklin Vineyard provides mission opportunities both near and far from home, but especially far from home. The Franklin Vineyard Church is committing to world missions as we continue to partner with the Holy Spirit in reaching all the people of the world for Jesus.

The primary place where that relationship is nurtured and developed is in the act of worship – both private and corporate. So, experience-based worship is the central activity of all that we do in the Vineyard. It is worship that causes all else that we do to become an act of worship. We experience God’s presence as a palpable reality

when we worship. As we worship, we become increasingly sensitive and responsive to the Spirit’s presence so that we can do as Jesus did: “See what the Father is doing,” (John 5:19) and support His work with our lives.

The experience of God flowing out of a life of worship affects all aspects of

our life, so that all division between the secular and the sacred vanish. We believe that the Spirit distributes His gifts to us, resulting in prophecy, prayer languages, healing, miracles, And many other gifts as we joyfully experience His presence.

We believe that the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Church at Pentecost in power, baptizing believers into the Body of Christ and releasing the gifts of the Spirit to them. The Spirit brings the permanent indwelling presence of God to us for spiritual worship, personal sanctification, building up the Church, gifting us for ministry, and driving back the kingdom of Satan by the evangelization of the world through proclaiming the word of Jesus and doing the works of Jesus.

We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is our abiding Helper, Teacher, and Guide. We believe in the filling or the empowering of the Holy Spirit, often a conscious experience, for ministry today. We believe in the present ministry of the Spirit and in the exercise of all of the biblical gifts of the Spirit. We practice the laying on of hands for the empowering of the Spirit, for healing, and for recognition and empowering of those whom God has ordained to lead and serve the Church.