Our Mission
"To develop Spirit-empowered leaders to advance fruitful churches and global mission"
Mission Imperatives
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Vanguard College partners in the accomplishment of its mission with the Alberta Northwest Territories District of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.
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We provide biblical higher education through theological, practical, and professional training.
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We seek to enable students to discern their call and develop their unique gifts and character to lead in a prevailing Church.
Student Learning Outcomes
The Vanguard College student will:
1. engage the biblical text through broad knowledge of the metanarrative
2. build a trustworthy interpretation and application of the Bible
3. communicate faithful biblical messages that are effective for maturing others in the Christian life
4. describe what, why, and how the doctrine of our evangelical-Pentecostal tradition was formed
5. demonstrate the analytical and critical thinking skills required for the interaction between a biblical worldview and other ideologies
6. develop a broad understanding of human nature, society, and culture that informs ethical engagement
7. acquire relevant knowledge and employable skills for Christian ministry
8. form the character qualities required for building healthy communities, functional teams, and personal resilience
The Core Values that guide all we do...
The Supremacy of God’s Word
The Bible is God’s trustworthy revelation of His character and saving purposes for humanity and for all creation. It is the final word on what we believe and how we live. We must give it our full attention. Hear it, believe it, know it, study it, teach it and obey it.
II Timothy 3:16-17
Disciplined Spiritual Formation
With God’s help, work is done to cultivate holy habits, putting down deep roots and establishing a firm foundation for life and ministry. The result is spiritual growth, maturity, and a life pleasing to the Lord until Christ is formed in us.
Colossians 1:10-12
The Preparation and Mobilization of Ministry Practitioners
Flowing from a strong theological foundation, we equip leaders with conceptual, practical, and relational skills. The focus moves beyond the classroom to local expressions of the church. They will know the why, how, and what of ministry.
Ephesians 4:11-13
The Proclamation and Practice of God's Kingdom
Raising up Spirit-empowered workers who are committed to continuing the mission of Jesus, in both word and deed. The Kingdom of God, His reign, peace, and salvation being experienced by humanity, beginning with our neighbours and expanding to every nation.
Luke 4:18-19
WE BELIEVE
There is one God, the creator, who exists eternally in unity as three equal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The triune God is loving, holy, infinite, just, and worthy of all worship.
That the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is the written revelation of God’s character and saving purposes for humanity and for all creation. As God’s revelation, the entire Bible is true and trustworthy, and is the final and absolute authority for belief and conduct. The Holy Spirit who inspired the Bible enables its interpretation and application.
God created and sustains the heavens and the earth, which display God’s glory. Formed in the image of God, both male and female, humankind is entrusted with the care of God’s creation as faithful stewards. As a result of human rebellion, sin and death entered the world, distorting the image of God and all of God’s good creation.
Salvation is available to all people by the loving, redemptive act of the triune God. Through obedience to the Father, Christ gave himself as a ransom. Christ, who had no sin, became sin for us offering himself and shedding his blood on the cross so that in him we might become right with God. Salvation means to receive the Spirit, to be forgiven, reconciled with God and others, born again, and liberated from sin and darkness, transferring the believer into God’s kingdom.
In the present-day reality and need for the promised Holy Spirit. As his return draws near, Jesus continues to baptize in the Holy Spirit those who are believers. This empowers them to continue his work of proclaiming with speech and action the good news of the arrival and coming of the kingdom of God. This experience is available for everyone, male and female, of every age, status, and ethnicity.
Jesus Christ is the head of the church. All who are united with Christ are joined by the Spirit to his body. Each local church is an expression of the universal church whose role is to participate in the mission of God to restore all things. The church responds with worship, prayer, proclamation, discipleship, and fellowship, including the practices of water baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The Spirit gives all gifts to the church to minister to others in love and to bear witness to Christ.
Our great hope is for the imminent return of Christ, who will complete at his second coming the restoration begun when he initiated God's kingdom at his first coming. Christ will liberate creation from the curse, fulfil God’s covenant to Israel, and defeat all powers that oppose God. Ultimately, God will judge the living and the dead. Such judgement is consistent with God’s character as loving, holy, and just. The redeemed will enjoy the presence of God where there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
Vanguard College subscribes to the Statement of Essential Truths of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.