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A Passion for Life is a registered charity (No. 1125822).  It is an initiative of regional ‘gospel partnerships' - networks of Evangelical churches co-operating in gospel ministry across England.

Below are some of the messages of support we have received so far from churches across the country:

• Our nation desperately needs Christ, and local gospel churches working together to make him known is always part of God's strategy, so I warmly endorse 'A Passion for Life'. David Jackman
• From the moment I heard of it I had a strong sense that A Passion for Life was from the Lord.  All I have learned about it since then has increased my excitement at this opportunity for concerted gospel outreach. Julian Hardyman
• I am hugely supportive of A Passion for Life - this is the kind of gospel initiative our nation desperately needs. Hugh Palmer
• I am delighted that the Gospel Partnerships are coordinating a nationwide mission driven by local congregations.  I have no doubt that many hundreds of Affinity churches will want to be fully involved in this vital initiative. Jonathan Stephen
• I warmly support a Passion for Life initiative.  It will be great to see churches uniting together in the great task of gospel proclamation.  Vaughan Roberts
• Whatever our local situation, this mission will give many of us just the momentum and focus we need to engage our local areas even more with the living gospel. Rupert Higgins
• I am thrilled by the opportuniites presented by A Passion for Life.  We will be fully behind it. Paul Perkin
• I warmly endorse A Passion for Life - it will be a great joy to see Evangelical churches working together to present Christ to the nation. David Burrows MP
• A Passion for life has my enthusiastic support - it's what this country needs. Baroness O'Cathain
• The prospect of churches uniting for gospel proclamation in 2010 is one of the most positive initiatives to have arisen from the regional Gospel Partnerships.  Let's get behind it. William Taylor
• I think this idea is superb.  It is obedient in its focus on the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ, and shrewd in it's stress on relationships between people. Mike Ovey

A steering committee has been asked by the regional gospel partnerships to provide resources and ideas for local churches and regions and facilitate the planning of A Passion for Life.

Steering Committee:

Richard Coekin, Co-chairman
John Stevens, Co-chairman
Andy Fenton
Justin Mote
Brian O'Donoghue
Richard Underwood

Statement of Faith

We believe and will teach and not undermine the following convictions which we hold to be self-evident from, or by good and necessary consequence derived from, Holy Scripture:

• The one and only, living and true God, in three eternal persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
• The sovereignty of God in creation, revelation, redemption, judgement and in all things past, present and future.
• The full deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God; his virgin conception by the Holy Spirit and his coming in real and sinless humanity as the Christ promised in the Scriptures; his death on the cross for our sins, his bodily resurrection to rule heaven and earth and his return to judge all people and renew his creation.
• The universal sinfulness and guilt of all people rendering everyone subject to God's just wrath and condemnation to eternal separation from God in hell.
• Redemption from the guilt, penalty and power of sin only through the sacrificial death once and for all time of our representative and penal substitute, Jesus Christ our Lord, the only mediator between God and people.
• Justification by grace through faith in Christ alone as an act of God's mercy by which sinners may be both pardoned of all sin and imputed with the righteousness of God in Christ.
• The need for the Holy Spirit to make the work of Christ effective to sinners, granting new life and repentance from sin towards God and faith in Jesus Christ our Lord.
• The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in all who are regenerate to produce an increasing likeness to Christ in character and behaviour and witness.
• The one, holy, apostolic, heavenly church to which all true believers belong.
• The future personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ to judge all people, save believers to share his glory in his renewed creation and to justly punish unbelievers in hell.
• The supreme divine authority, inerrancy, sufficiency and consistency of Holy Scripture, which is the Word of God who does not lie, in all matters of faith and conduct for salvation.
• The preservation by God of all who are regenerate for heaven.