Secondary Beliefs

The term "secondary" means that these beliefs are not ones upon which we receive or exclude others. Legitimate differences of opinion exist among believers, so we do not require everyone to agree with subscribe to these beliefs. Still, anyone considering involvement in the UA Launch Team should understand that these beliefs will be held and frequently taught in the new church.

• Eternal Security-Once salvation has truly been granted to a believer, it belongs to him forever, even if he suffers lapses in faith or behavior. However, the saved person is accountable for his life and behavior at the judgment seat of Christ, where rewards are given to the faithful and discipline to the unfaithful.
• The timing of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit-As soon as a person truly repents and believes in Jesus, he receives everything related to the Spirit, including regeneration and baptism. Water baptism ought to follow. A believer may later experience the effect of having been baptized in the Spirit at certain special times (i.e. a strong sense of filling, powerful breakthroughs, strength for work, particular gifts, etc.). This does not mean, though, that Spirit-baptism is a separate experience that must be sought and obtained later in the Christian life.
• Use of Miraculous gifts-While all spiritual gifts will be respected, neither will any public venue be used to promote or sensationalize miraculous gifts like healing or tongues-speaking. The use of such gifts should be used in a godly manner and (in the case of tongues) according to scriptural guidelines. If the use of any gift becomes unbalanced and threatens to destabilize church unity, church leadership will diagnose and correct it.
• Church government-The church is governed by a plurality of elders who operate according to the standard of the Bible and the mind of the Lord. They seek the Lord directly in prayer and in fellowship with one another. Additionally, the elders read the movement of the Spirit in church members by listening to them and observing their overall spiritual health. Decisions are thus made after taking into account all these means of knowing the Lord, directly and indirectly.