Apostles Fellowship :: Mobile, Alabama

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Apostles Fellowship is a simple church ministry that seeks to encourage, equip, and express faith in Jesus Christ, hope through God's Word, and love for one-another as wait for the Lord's return and the kingdom of heaven.

As you scroll down this page you will find the following statements about Apostles Fellowship: Our Values, Our Beliefs, Our Affiliation, Our Pastor, Our Vision,

Our Values...

We seek to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ above everything else.
We seek to encourage each other through positive words, deeds, and fellowship.

We seek to be authentic in our diversity, beliefs, backgrounds, and discussions.

We seek to acknowledge differences in interpretations of non-salvific issues and aim to avoid theological debates, eschatological positions, or social views that are best left to the conviction of the Holy Spirit.

We seek to study the Bible, as its own best interpreter, with open discussion and sincere exchange of opinions, views, and understandings.

We seek to allow time for social interaction, light dinning, and supportive prayer.

We seek to maintain a missional project, activity, or supported endeavor.

Our Beliefs...

We covenant together, as members of Apostles Fellowship, to encourage, equip, and express...

...Faith in Jesus Christ - Ephesians 2:4-9

we believe that all men are saved by faith alone and only through the substitutionary birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins (1 Timothy 2:5);

we seek to live that faith in our daily lives, recognizing His life as a model of behavior and response to our culture, society, and circumstances (Romans 1:8);

we acknowledge our faith in Christ through our confession of baptism (Matthew 3:13-16);

we anticipate the promise of His second coming through the practice of communion and hope in the resurrection of the dead and the awarded gift of immortality in Heaven (1 Corinthians 15:50-58; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).

...Hope Through God's Word - Romans 15:4

we believe that the standard of right and wrong, truth and error, righteousness and sinfulness, are clarified for us from Genesis to Revelation (2 Timothy 3:16);

we recognize Scriptures as God's plan of redemption, will for fallen humanity, and direction for our decisions (2 Timothy 3:15);

we seek to hold the Bible above man's traditions, denominational positions, or religious teachings, because we recognize it as divinely inspired through the Holy Spirit of God (2 Peter 1:21);

we see the intended role of the church, both local and universal, individual and corporate, male and female, to be the entrusted witness of it's message, teachings, and truth (1 Timothy 3:15; Matthew 28:16-20).

...Love for One-Another - John 13:34-35

we believe that the ultimate witness of our Christian faith is our love for one-another as expressed in attitude, actions, and missional efforts that rely on the convicting power of the Holy Spirit, which is the giver of God's unconditional love within human hearts (Romans 5:5);

we acknowledge God's love through the revelation of creation and our role of stewardship even in the midst of sin, sinfulness, and spiritual conflicts (Romans 1:20);

we seek to affirm God's love in our marriages as a lifelong union between a man and a woman in mutual respect and companionship, and within the family structure as parents and siblings, and as children of God before men (Genesis 1:26-28);

we recognize the power of God's love to transcend social, political, racial, economical, national, or cultural differences for peace and cooperation in the advancement of God's Kingdom here on earth (John 15:12; John 3:16).



Our Affiliation...

Apostles Fellowship is a missions partner with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and is an self-governed autonomous church ministry and is not funded, directed, or affiliated with/by any denomination, congregation, or organization.



Our Pastor...

Apostles Fellowship is in the conviction of Rev. Steve Durkac, a pastor, evangelist, and most recently, a hospital chaplain who has been affiliated with Southern Baptist churches and ministries since 2000, although he has served as a pastor and church planter with the Adventist denomination and with non-denominational churches.

Steve says, "I have had a conviction to see God reach a community through a non-traditional laid-back approach to church, that feels more like a good relational Sunday School class than a formal theater-style production. We want to offer a different way to do church, Baptist or otherwise, but a gathering that is New Testament-like in its fellowship, where Scripture is the focal point of worship, where we are not pre-occupied with towing a party line or careful not to mention anything outside the denominational box, and where we can be real about our spiritual journey."

Our Vision...

The vision for the future of Apostles Fellowship is at the will and glory of God and the mission of His Son, Jesus Christ, and in yielding direction to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

First, we are praying for the Spirit of God to send us fellow believers who share in Apostles Fellowship's missional heart and will join us in our weekly Bible study / prayer / dining fellowships.

Second, we envision a community of believers who will grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ with the growth of Apostles Fellowship's community, as we also grow from meeting in our pastors home to a neutral/public location in Mobile, Alabama where we can be more effective in reaching a greater community for the gospel.

Third, we envision keeping a New Testament fellowship focus as we grow and move to a non-traditional location, like a restaurant or a bar & grill, but keeping a simple Bible study / prayer / dining format to gatherings regardless of Apostles Fellowship attendance size.

Fourth, we would like to see Apostles Fellowship grow into a network of non-traditional simple church gatherings, lead by men and women with a calling that we could help equip, credential, and ordain for ministry within their own communities.

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Contact Us

Please contact us or email Steve if you have any questions, comments, or interest in discussing an issue raised on this page or in regard to Apostles Fellowship.

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