CORE VALUES

As the Vineyard has grown over the past 40+ years, our distinctive movement has risen to the surface.   


As a movement, we believe that all networks and associations of churches have a part to play in the wider Body of Christ. The Vineyard has unique characteristics that define our personality in the wider Church, and carry our unique way following the Christian spirituality in Clarksville, TN. 


Listen below to hear our National Director share about these distinctions.

  • The Main and Plain

    The Main and Plain

    John Wimber would always look back to what the Scriptures say, right on the page. We base everything we do on the “main and the plain” teaching that Jesus gave.

  • Naturally Supernatural

    Naturally Supernatural

    We avoid all hype or emotional manipulation. Going about our lives naturally, we pray for healing and listen for God’s voice in all circumstances.

  • Come Holy Spirit

    Come Holy Spirit

    This is our central prayer liturgy. As Carol Wimber used to tell us, “There should never be a time in our gatherings together that we don’t invite the Holy Spirit.” We all need a constant filling of the Holy Spirit.

  • The Now and the Not Yet

    In the Bible, Jesus sometimes talks about the kingdom of God being here, and within our reach. People are healed. Lives are transformed. Signs and wonders occur. At other times, Jesus talks about the kingdom as a future reality, as our hope beyond this life. In other words, sometimes people are not healed in the present. Intractable social issues remain. Jobs are lost, hunger continues, and suffering is real.

    Our theology of the already and not yet of the kingdom enables us to believe God for miracles, with a theology of the miraculous, and to also trust God when pain is occurring, with a theology of suffering. We believe that both are necessary for a healthy Christian spirituality.

  • Come as You are, Don't Stay as You are

    You’ll be loved no matter what state you are in when you come to the Vineyard. We believe that Jesus can love us all to health.

  • Everybody Gets to Play

    We believe that anyone can do the work of the Kingdom. We don’t have an elite or superstar leaders – we are all commissioned – men and women, children, of every background.