{"id":21246,"date":"2016-03-24T20:42:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T20:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/about-us\/vision-and-core-values\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:56:13","slug":"vision-and-core-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.progressingtogether.com\/ha\/about-us\/vision-and-core-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision and Core Values"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>OUR VISION<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/etb-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/explorethebible\/files\/2014\/07\/08_group-Bible-study.jpg\" width=\"377\" height=\"251\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Progressing Together\u00a0<\/strong>exists to contribute to the spiritual growth and multiplication of the local church in areas where believers in Christ are a minority with limited access to discipleship and Christian service training.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another&#8230;.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Colossians 3:16 (NIV)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>OUR CORE VALUES<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Progressing (growing in the faith)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courses are centred on the Bible\u2014biblical passages serve as the basis of the lessons<\/li>\n<li>The courses train the students to feed on the Word for themselves: to understand it, reflect on it, be corrected by it, share it, and put it into practice in the context of the local church.<\/li>\n<li>Through an active, inductive methodology, the program aims to teach the students to interpret and obey the Word\u2014not simply to acquire Biblical knowledge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Together<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To learn with others is to encourage one another!<\/li>\n<li>Learning to appreciate the Church\u2019s diversity, by understanding the position of believers from other doctrinal perspectives (interdenominational).<\/li>\n<li>Working together in the local church or with brothers and sisters from the same region.<\/li>\n<li>Reinforcing church life, and the direction of church leadership<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>On site<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Without needing to travel outside the country or to depend on a particular facility<\/li>\n<li>Without the need of significant help from the outside<\/li>\n<li>Without depending on the long-term presence of expert professors in theology<\/li>\n<li>Without heavy financial backing or significant resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>On-going<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A progressive, ordered, multi-level program<\/li>\n<li>Easy to transfer to others: students are soon able to lead others through the lessons they have learned, multiplying the teaching body of the Church.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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