Covenant

Acts 29 Covenant

As an Acts 29 church, our elders covenant together according to the following:

1. We agree that our church will meet all biblical requirements for elders, including that our church will be led by a plurality of qualified male elders.
2. We are in agreement with the theological beliefs of Acts 29 as a Christian Evangelical Missional Reformed network as stated on our website.
3. We agree to be an active church planting church.  This means that when we begin our public services and/or become a Full Member within Acts 29, we will give 10% of our internal tithes and offerings (not monies raised from outside the church) to church planting as follows:

• In order to sustain the growth of the Network, 1% of our general income will be given consideration to contribute to the Acts 29 Foundation Fund.  We recognize that this is a voluntary amount that can be decided at any point whether we will contribute or not.  We understand that the monies given to the Foundation Fund will help fund Acts 29 International church planting, Boot Camp expenses and the annual Lead Pastors and Wives Retreat.
• We will give primary funding consideration (of our remaining 9-10%) to Acts 29 approved church planters at the discretion of our local elders and take into consideration any denominational agreements and affiliations.
• Furthermore, we agree to honor any agreement with a funding or sending Acts 29 church.
• We acknowledge that we will be participating in the spirit and not the letter of this principle and that our elders will determine what will be the healthiest course of action for us to remain a multiplying church on mission in our context.
• If we leave Acts 29 either of our own choice or for disciplinary reasons or we dissolve our church, we acknowledge that we will work with all of our funding donors, supporting churches and sending church to remain above reproach.