SFCって何 • What is SFC?

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Snowboarders For Christ is a recognized movement of Christians with a specific specialized calling to the snowboarding (and skiing) community. (SFC International Handbook)
Snowboarders For Christ is an international non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ in mountain towns all over the world. SFC’s main thrust is to show the love of Christ through everyday interactions with people. Through “Friendship Evangelism,” as it’s been dubbed, SFC hopes to promote a genuine concern for all people as a way of life. SFC also seeks to become a support system for young people from area churches, because creating a community feel amongst all believers is an important step to achieving Christian unity. As a whole, SFC feels that the body of Christ should be unified and working together in harmony to reach their community effectively.
Mission Statement: “Taking the Message to the mountains.”

Vision Statement

  • Our aim is to be a Christian witness and presence in the Global board sports community.
  • We desire to present the good news of Jesus Christ in a relevant and understandable form to the board riding community.
  • We are in place to encourage and edify fellow Christians who live in the snowboard, skateboard, ski and mountain bike subculture.
  • We desire to partner with local churches. With their support, we can team together to provide ministry opportunities, effective and relevant evangelism and discipleship for young believers.


WHAT WE BELIEVE
This statement of faith is to be upheld wholeheartedly by all leaders of groups within Snowboarders for Christ International. We recognize that many who attend our activities may not uphold these beliefs and we defend their rights to attend, as well as our right to maintain our Christian faith, behavior and standards for leadership and teaching. The sole basis of our beliefs is the Bible. We believe the Bible to be God’s infallible written word, fully inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Bible is our supreme authority.

GOD: There is one true God, the Creator of the universe and of mankind. He eternally exists in the three persons of the Trinity - the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Each person of the Trinity possesses equally all the attributes of deity.

JESUS: Jesus Christ is God, the eternal and living Word, who became man, being born into this world through the virgin, Mary. Jesus is perfectly God and perfectly human, united as one person. He lived a sinless life. Jesus died on the cross as our substitute, taking upon himself the punishment that we deserve. By his death, Jesus made a once-for-all atonement for sin. We receive forgiveness of sins by turning to Him in faith. He rose from the dead bodily, and ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the Father. He is the only mediator between man and God.

SECOND COMING: Jesus Christ will come again to the earth - personally, visibly and bodily - to complete and fulfill God’s plan.

MANKIND: Man is created in the image of God. He sinned by disobeying God and by doing so, earned death. All of mankind’s nature is corrupt, and it is impossible for any person to make himself acceptable in God’s sight. Every person is in need of regeneration by the Holy Spirit.

THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify Christ, and to apply the saving work of Christ to men. His fullness, power and control are appropriated in the believer’s life by faith. Every believer is called to live a holy and fruitful life by the power of the indwelling Spirit.

SALVATION: The salvation of mankind is wholly a work of God’s grace and is not the work, in any degree, of human works, goodness or religious activity. God imputes His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation. As a result, God declares them right in His sight. Each person must be born again of the Holy Spirit and can be assured of their salvation immediately upon trusting Christ as Savior. The Word and the Spirit of God alone are the basis of this assurance.

THE CHURCH: The visible church is the gathering of God’s faithful saved people for the purpose of worship, edification, mission and use of gifts according to His word. Jesus Christ is the Head of his Church. God admonishes all His people to assemble together locally and regularly for worship, participation in Christ’s ordinances, and the ministry of the Word for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.

OUR COMMISSION: Jesus Christ commands all believers to be involved in the making of disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything Christ commanded. His purposes require that all worldly and personal ambitions be subservient to Him. This is true discipleship. Jesus also commissions this body of all believers (the Church of Christ) to operate as one, working together, united in purpose and vision to spread the gospel of Christ to all nations.