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&nbsp;Bible&nbsp;&#8211; The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible authoritative rule of faith and conduct.<\/p>\n<p>II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Evangelistic Urgency&nbsp;&#8211; The Bible teaches that humanity is lost, in danger of eternal damnation, and is in desperate need of a Savior. The Bible further teaches that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died to save mankind from their sins, a salvation which can only be obtained through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work upon the cross and in the resurrection.<\/p>\n<p>III. &nbsp;Kingdom Living&nbsp;&#8211; When God redeems people, He calls individual believers to glorify Him through love, holiness and a life of ministry within the context of a local church. Through this we advance the Kingdom globally to reflect God&rsquo;s love for men and women of all ethnicities until &ldquo;a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues&rdquo; worship before the throne of God (Revelation 7:9).<\/p>\n<p>IV.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pentecostal&nbsp;&ndash; Our Lord Jesus Christ has entrusted the mission of bringing the Kingdom to men and women through the power of the Holy Spirit. We believe God supplies supernatural power to accomplish his work today, including signs, wonders, healings, and deliverance from works of darkness and demonic powers.<\/p>\n<p>V.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fivefold Ministry&nbsp;-. The means by which God advances His Kingdom is by calling men and women for the Fivefold Ministry, who in turn equip the Church for ministry. &ldquo;And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ.&rdquo; (Eph 4:11-12)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fourth-f7c1061df29de8cca6b42fcf455fe4a0\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fourth-f7c1061df29de8cca6b42fcf455fe4a0{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fourth-f7c1061df29de8cca6b42fcf455fe4a0 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fourth  el_before_av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jzvt4479-e951622c53f750cb221625614bf05c2b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jzvt4479-e951622c53f750cb221625614bf05c2b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jzvt4479-e951622c53f750cb221625614bf05c2b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jzvt4479-e951622c53f750cb221625614bf05c2b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-3766 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3766 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5BD071D9-341F-46A6-8BA3-8A2F615810EA-1.jpg\" alt='' title='Processed with VSCO with ka1 preset'  height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5BD071D9-341F-46A6-8BA3-8A2F615810EA-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5BD071D9-341F-46A6-8BA3-8A2F615810EA-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5BD071D9-341F-46A6-8BA3-8A2F615810EA-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5BD071D9-341F-46A6-8BA3-8A2F615810EA-1-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5BD071D9-341F-46A6-8BA3-8A2F615810EA-1-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5BD071D9-341F-46A6-8BA3-8A2F615810EA-1-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.sum.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5BD071D9-341F-46A6-8BA3-8A2F615810EA-1-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-25347b0a799d5b9f7058434b2a9c3182\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-25347b0a799d5b9f7058434b2a9c3182{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-25347b0a799d5b9f7058434b2a9c3182 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-av_table-6878753c9231ac0f6c9fbc28b8993cfd avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_minimal  avia-builder-el-8  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class='avia-heading-row'><th class=''>Foundational Principles<\/th><th class=''>Institutional Goals<\/th><th class=''>Institutional Objectives<\/th><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Bible<\/td><td class=''>Foster and promote a collegiate climate in which the Bible is central to every area of life.<\/td><td class=''>Foster and promote a collegiate climate in which the Bible is central to every area of life.<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Evangelistic Urgency<\/td><td class=''>Create an atmosphere that nurtures a sense of urgency to share the gospel to the lost.\u00a0<\/td><td class=''>SUM students urgently evangelize those who are lost and in desperate need of salvation from Jesus. Every SUM student consistently engages in evangelistic ministry, developing a life-long habit.<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Kingdom Living<\/td><td class=''>Create an environment that encourages and facilitates Kingdom Lifestyle.<\/td><td class=''>SUM students glorify God through love, holiness and a life of ministry within the context of a local church.<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class=''>Pentecostal<\/td><td class=''>Appreciate our evangelical-Pentecostal-charismatic church heritage relational to the communities we serve.<\/td><td class=''>SUM students fulfill their calling in the mission of God through the power of the Holy Spirit. 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