FAITH IN ACTION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
A ministry arm of Northwest Bible Church
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Faith In Action Ministry
Our Mission
Faith In Action of Southern Arizona, LLC is a ministry arm of Northwest Bible Church.

The Faith In Action ministry exists to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ to persons with significant needs.  We do this in various ways including special projects and events that may involve works of service or fundraising.  It is our intention to minister with the heart of a chaplain and a bias for action and to help others based on their need, not on their merit.
Ministry Principles
The first principle of Faith In Action is to have the heart of a chaplain.  Chaplains have been around since the middle ages.  Today the role of chaplains has expanded and now includes laymen.  You can find these chaplains in hospitals and hospice settings as well as affiliated with first responders.  The expectation on Christian chaplains is that they be selfless people who are emotionally and spiritually mature and able to share God’s hope and comfort with people in need.  The heart of a chaplain is filled with compassion just as “… the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble …”  (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV)
The Heart of a Chaplain ...
... With a Bias for Action ...
The second principle guiding the Faith In Action ministry is to have a bias for action.  This principle is inspired by our Savior who routinely acted on his compassion:  “When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.”  (Matthew 14:14 NIV)  This, we believe, is crucial.  James 2:14-17 is our theme verse and its call to do something is what must characterize and differentiate the Faith In Action ministry.
... Based on Need, Not Merit
God has used the popular song “Follow You” by the group Leeland to speak into our hearts.  The words tell us to follow Jesus “into the homes that are broken,” to follow him “into the world,” and “to meet the needs of the poor and the needy.”  The question for us is, “who do we help?”

Unlike Jesus, we are not perfect and identifying the needy takes discernment.  Therefore, the third principle for our ministry is to base our actions on an assessment of the the need and not by judging the merit of the recipient.  Our inspiration for this principle comes from Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”  In other words, God chose to send his son to save us because we needed him.  We did not earn this; we do not deserve it.
If God has placed someone in need on your heart, please
What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds?  Can such a faith save him?  Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes or daily food.  If one of you says to him “Go, I wish you well; stay warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?  In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
James 2:14-17