Our DNA

Chapel DNA

As with all organizations there are those unique factors and operational values that make Nairobi Chapel uniquely Nairobi Chapel’ We believe that there are 10 factors about the way Nairobi Chapel operates that make it what it is These ten make up our DNA As we plant churches we wish for these 10 factors to be replicated in them so that they have the same core-culture as we do.

Bibilical

Every church tries in some way to be this but our commitment is to organize ourselves around a conservative understanding of the bible, questioning our every process. systems and structure so as to align them to the model we believe scripture sets out for us We hold onto an evangelical expression of faith that aligns to the Lausanne Statement of Faith.

A Commitment to Discipleship

This has to be our most important ministry. we want to be known for discipling God’s people. Enabling real life transformation and raising mature disciples. All our ministries are focused on this goal. Sunday services, children’s Sunday school, youth ministry, small groups, the pulpit teaching ministry, everything! It’s all about discipleship In all this, our most important avenue of discipleship is the T-Track and our eGroups.

Spiritual Gift Involvement

Our understanding of ministry. spiritual gifts and ‘body life dictates that every member of the church should be involved in some form of ministry engagement that benefits and serves others for the sake of the Lord. We therefore intentionally involve as many members as possible in ministry on the basis of their spiritual gift We believe that the “gifts of the Spirit” listed in I Cor 12, Rom 12, Eph 4 and 1 Pet 4 are still available to the church today, and that the list is not exhaustive. Many other Spiritual Gifts’ are in evidence today, and we embrace them all as the Lord gives them to us.

Family Friendly Ministry

From the very beginning we have always believed that one of the best way to settle young families in the church is to build a vibrant children and
youth ministry. We seek to be a church that the whole family finds easy to attend, and where children, youth, young-adults and adults find services to
be entertaining, fun and engaging. This is therefore part of our DNA- To establish a well trained team of family ministers who use the very best teaching models available. writing their own curriculum and developing their own crafts and teaching ideas, but with a very clear focus on biblical content

Contectual Revelance

Africa in general, and our urban context in particular, are rapidly changing People’s perceptions of the world around them, how society works, the place and role religion, they need salvation, the impact of westernization – is all changing. The younger generation in particular are becoming more visually
oriented. more exposed to the arts, more demanding of excellence and high standards, more desirous for accountable leadership and more eager to see relevance. And yet all this is in the midst of increasingly dysfunctional societies, escalating poverty, insecurity. poor governance and never-ending
time constraints. If the gospel, and our church are to remain relevant, then we must speak into this must be comfortable with change and constantly evaluate our structures to root our bureaucracy and outdated models We must constantly embrace new technological advances, new ministry forms, new music. new service structure, and the ever changing youth culture. Change is not our enemy this has been our culture.

Staff-Led Church

This means the churches day to day ministries are led by our pastoral staff, who are responsible for the decisions priorities, structures, budgets and goals of the church on an ongoing basis The elders focus their leadership on governance, on ensuring integrity, and on opening up the future of the church Their role is
largely to oversee “Ihe Nine Integrities” of the church.

Excellence

We serve a God who does all things excellently. We too strive to do things with excellence, to be proud of giving attention to detail, and to strive to plan and execute well.

A Commitment to Leadership Development

The Nairobi Chapel. Kinara Program has been a hallmark in developing the next generation of leaders since the
inception of the church More recently our Plug-In leadership engine’ has started mobilizing large numbers of church members and releasing their potential into ministry Our commitment is to develop leaders at all levels and to keep organizational leadership development as a central strength We’ve always said we want to develop leaders until they become a problem and we have no more capacity to absorb leaders and must therefore export them out into growth and church planting ventures.

Social, Justice Engagement

A survey conducted in z003 we asked the question if you came back to the Chapel 20 years from today, what would you hope to find An overwhelming 94% responded ” we wish to see Chapel still ministering to the poor and the needy!” Noteworthy because it’s always been part of our DNA and we want it to always remain that way.

Church Planting

We are passionate about evangelism but responsible evangelism leads to discipleship, and discipleship leads to converts gathering.. the end result of which is a new church. Our vision is to plant churches that plant churches. The Kingdom of God grows faster through church planting than it does through single site growth In our African situation church planting is also strategic because it is a self-sustainable, contextually relevant model for our resource-stressed context. New churches grow rapidly, reach out to new people. self-support, develop leadership and self-perpetuate over time