Mission

The Theological Education Institute and Mars Hill Society seek:

1. To educate the grassroots of the believing church in excellent biblical theology, also equipping many to become leaders in the culture;
2. To honor the unalienable rights given by God to all people equally, with specific emphasis in advancing religious, political and economic liberty;
3. To bring the Gospel into all sectors of society – government, education, media, business, science and the arts – in service to the family and church;
4. To welcome the toughest questions of all skeptics with graciousness in demeanor and rigor in thinking; and accordingly
5. To let the goodness of Jesus the Messiah become transparently evident, and so build the kingdom of God through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Vision

• We know that the U.S. political culture is filled with increasingly self-assured opponents to the Gospel.
• Can you this situation being completely reversed by the year 2020 – where opponents of the Gospel are hesitant to publicly mock Jesus or his disciples? That the reputation of believers is known, as with Moses, Daniel and Paul, for being rooted in 1) love, 2) the sound mind of biblical, cultural and political literacy, and 3) the power of the Holy Spirit? And that these believers are found in every sector of society, up to the most important leadership roles?

Statement of Faith

The Theological Education Institute and Mars Hill Society affirm that:

1. The classical orthodoxy of the Nicene Creed is a faithful summary of biblical essentials to faith;
2. This faith is rooted and defined in the 66 canonical books of the Bible, which on their own exegetical terms equal the completely trustworthy, revealed and sufficient written Word of God; and
3. The Protestant Reformation, in its classical evangelical identity, and in the goal of ecclesia reformata semper reformanda ("the church reformed and always reforming"), is the most hospitable context for a fully biblical faith and a true ecumenism.