Values & Vision

To Stir Up Revival,  the increase of God’s Kingdom, in Silicon Valley.

Our hope is that Silicon Valley will be re-branded, Revival Valley, a place that carries revival around the world.

Our Vision is to Launch 1000s of everyday ministers and missionaries into the worldwide harvest.

Our Mission is to equip and empower a missional generation of Jesus’ followers with encounters of the Spirit and of the Word.

Revival Valley and Arise International Ministries is a community of apostolic and prophetic ministers, working to inspire and equip Silicon Valley and beyond for Christ’s mighty move, both to bring in the harvest of souls and to establish His Kingdom.

VALUES

  • Mothering & Fathering
    Fathers     begetting fathers! (Matt 1). Fathers/Mothers give to their children, whereas nannies and tutors are more like hired hands. Paul reminded us that there are many teachers, but few mothers/fathers in the Kingdom of God, so we earnestly desire to pursue our heavenly Father, so we may likewise father and mother others well. Lastly, we seek to raise up new mothers and fathers in the faith, not simply content to birth spiritual infants but to teach and train them into maturity.
  • Freely
     Mothers/Fathers ought to carry the faith to provide for their children’s spiritual upbringing. Matt 10:8 reminds us that “Freely we have been given, freely we give” and therefore we seek to make all training, equipping, and other gatherings Free of Charge as much as possible. We know God will bless, and draw heart to support ministries that He is working in.
  • Unity
    John 17: 20-23 stresses our Lord’s desire that His Church would be as One. Unity through worship times, prayer events, community, equipping, common ministry, and outreaches. United in purpose, but not uniform in culture; the Body of Christ is a very diverse fellowship. We come together because we are one Family of God, and share the common purpose of reaching the world with the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, instead of dividing along lines of secondary doctrines or practice. Unity is nourished by ‘look what God & Christ’s Body is doing’ type thinking, not ‘look what my fellowship is doing’.
  • Freedom
     We rejoice we are not in control and God is. God is a God of order, and He leads by His Spirit, but that does not mean we always know what will happen next (man’s schedule of service and God’s order are not the same thing). Leaders equip, not control, or create dependency. The goal of Eph 4:11 leadership is an Eph 4:16 community, where the Body builds up Itself in love.
  • Honor
     Honoring existing churches & leadership structures, not undermining them, is essential to God’s work (other fellowships and leaders should see ‘revivalists’ as assets, not antagonists).      We value all the gifts of God and seek to Biblically honor the unseemly gifts among us. We seek to love each fellowship, church, and ministry with the love God has for them.
  • Building Bridges
    We have a specific calling to be a bridge for the spirit and truth connection in the Body of Christ. John 4:24 reminds us that the Father is seeking worshippers in spirit and in truth, and Revival Valley seeks to build bridges between churches and ministries that reflect one of these pillars. We seek to be ambassadors to both parties in God’s Kingdom, drawing Bible-believing Evangelicals and Charismatic/Pentecostal traditions closer together for God’s glory and the equipping of all followers of Jesus.

Revival starts in each individual heart. As the Kingdom of God increases in each of us, it permeates the region, people, and culture around us.

VISION

  1. UNITY in Silicon Valley among ministries and churches. An in-between the churches, apostolic ministry center: worship, healing, freedom, intercession, prophecy, evangelism, and training.
  2. STIRRING UP the people of God and existing churches of the area to see the Holy Spirit move in a greater capacity.
  3. EQUIPPING the saints to do the ministry. Training on healings, freedoms, intercession, prophecy, evangelism, and various spiritual gifts. This may be through conferences, training sessions, or Fusion ministry school. We EMPOWER others by encouraging and training God’s people to join or foster revival in the contexts they are already in.
  4. MINISTERING to God through prayer, intercession, and worship. And ministering to each other through healing, prophetic encouragement, freedom, and prayer.
  5. LAUNCH new ministries. We expect as followers of Jesus mature they will be launched into their God dreams, either in our overlapping spheres or into new spheres and regions. We have enjoyed seeing PassionTalks become a fully launched independent ministry. Unceasing Prayer and PrayForTech are ministries that are forming.