- Communication
The establishment of a regular newsletter or paper containing news, articles, useful book reviews, etc.
- Conferences
For leaders, especially those ministering the Word; For fellowship, prayer, and following a specific course of Scriptural discussions to edify and encourage each other as shepherds.
- Fellowship Functions
Occasional rallies, family conferences, Bible conferences, to draw the constituency together to share.
- Ministry
To procure the ministry of men with specific gifts, to enable these gifts to be of benefit to all the churches, (As with D J MacNair).
- Separation
Where fellowships are associated with seriously mixed and compromised bodies to encourage independancy by providing wherever possible those services normally provided by the denominations, but being careful to retain the character of a fellowship without legal and organisational ties.
- Theological Education
To consider for recommendation and/or endorsement, sound institutes of Biblical study for the purposes of providing competent evangelical ministry not only for present churches but for those emerging from unions. To encourage fellowships to "thrust forth labourers" under God's direction, into His harvest - meaning seek out and send those whom God has called into full-time service. Some form of Theological training by Extension may be sought for men now untrained who are already involved in regular ministry.
- Extension
By contacting, and in an advisory and supporting capacity to encourage evangelical groups to form themselves into particular churches, preaching the Word, offering the ordinances of Lord's Supper and Baptism, and exercising Biblical discipline.
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