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About Us
Wharfedale Vineyard is part of a national network of Vineyard churches in the UK and Ireland, and a wider international network. We are members of the Evangelical Alliance, which unites thousands of mainstream churches in the UK. We have many links with other local churches in the area, and work together with them on common initiatives and events.
We have a vision and a set of values which we have inherited from Vineyard Churches UK (VCUK) and have made our own - this doesn't take away from what they are, it can simply be likened to speaking the local dialect.
The Wharfedaleness of Wharfedale:
There are some additional values and priorities and practices which have emerged as important to us in particular (although in fact many of these would be common to many Vineyards).
1. The opt out factor
2. Discipline of rest – 5th Sundays etc
3. Celebrating all ages – focus on each age group
4. Transparency and authenticity - self-disclosing leadership
5. Leadership that is empowering not controlling
6. Seeking creativity in everything we do
7. Artistic expression and quality musicianship
8. Café style
9. Participative thinking & learning
10. Doing theology as a communal practice
11. Lifecraft focus, blurring relevance boundaries
12. Innovations – OK to fail
13. Lack of jargon
14. Space to think, not a rigid belief package, party line, read the bible
15. Participative worship
16. Authenticity, self-disclosure
17. Sport
18. Unchurchiness, accessibility, you can come because people would not know you are not a Christian
19. Festivals - Ashburnham
In 2006 we launched what is known as 'Steps'. The steps that we have taken recently include buying a building, and taking Steps out of our comfort zone to talk to our friends about Jesus. To read more about Steps click here.
If you would like to find out more, take a look at these articles below:
 | | What is Church? | | What's in a word? Language problems. What is Christendom? Why do we say, "community of faith". What are we meant to be?
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 | | News from John and Ele Mumford | | A news letter from John and Ele Mumford, the National Directors of Vineyard Churches UK, overviewing what is happening in Ireland and a gathering about to happen in Berlin.
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| | John Mumford |
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 | 25 years of the Vineyard | | To mark their 25th anniversary, the Association of Vineyard Churches USA recorded a video to capture the vison and values of the Vineyard Movement.
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| | Nik Gee |
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 | STEPS 2010 - Building Bridges | | David explains the next step in the ongoing development of the ministry of Wharfedale Vineyard. Here you can find out more about the projects we want to launch and how you can join in.
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| | David Flowers |
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 | 10 year anniversary film | Lots of interviews | | Lots of little interviews exploring why people are part of Wharfedale Vineyard, the impact it has on the local community, an overview of the first ten years of its history, and a look ahead to the future. | | Downloads: | 201 | | Recorded: | | | Length: | 21 minutes |
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