It appears that few Christians develop unshakable biblical convictions on their own, independent of those who originally taught them. Consequently,the convictions of many have been badly shaken when the credibility of their church or favorite teachers was lost. Not having learned the skill of critical thinking, many have not made point-by-point doctrinal judgments and have been forced into an "all or nothing" mindset, which is encouragedby many churches anyway.

Christians need to be taught how to think analytically so that they can "rightly divide" each doctrinal issue on its own biblical merit without either rejecting everything someone presents or swallowing it whole. We want to encourage those believers taking advantage of our materials not to lean on us to supply them with all the right answers. They should not fall into an "accept or reject" mode with teachings produced by CES, but see them as a catalyst for developing their own convictions.

This is, in fact, how we ourselves approach biblical issues. We try to recognize the truth in what anyone presents and incorporate it into our overall understanding of God's Word. We believe this approach is biblical:"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good " (1 Thessalonians 5:21).Charles F. Baker expressed it well:

"Where great minds disagree, it is sometimes wisdom not to side with one against the other, but to analyze carefully the views of each to see whether both might have some elements of truth. It is difficult to believe that men of God on one side or the other of this question should be completely in error. If such is not the case, then it is evident that some principle of interpretation has been overlooked by both sides."

To glorify the One True God and the Lord Jesus Christ by learning and living God’s Word and teaching the Word of truth to faithful people who will teach others also and empower them for mature and effective service.
 
 

To sow the good seed of God’s Word in every way we can, and to cultivate and nurture those people in whom it takes root. We will teach, train and strengthen such faithful people in sound Christian faith and character for effective service in their individual ministries to others.
 
 

To research:

• Develop a system of hermeneutics for the honest and detailed handling of the Word of God.
• Seek the integrity and accuracy of God's Word.
• Seek keys, principles and characteristics of effective ministers from other Christians.
• Develop a network of honest and competent researchers for mutual support.They would help us, and we would help them write and promote their research.

To provide:

• Sound teaching (accurate, practical, inspirational) in as many languages as possible that facilitates the fruitful practice of Christianity through:
  • Newsletters, magazines, books and tapes
  • Camps and conferences
  • Personal visits
  • Homeschooling support
  • Christian school curricula
  • Bible colleges and training centers world-wide
  • A CES  Study Bible
  • A daily devotional (like Oswald Chambers’ My Utmost For His Highest )
  • Educational aids (maps, teaching aids, action figures, artwork, children'sbooks)
  • Biblically accurate and inspirational music
  • Charitable aid to Christians world-wide to further the Gospel and do thework of Christ.
  • A world-wide network of affiliated fellowships.

To utilize:

• Effective and innovative use of all media for global dissemination of CES teachings.
• Publishing house, print media
• World-wide web
• Radio, television and video production facilities
• Biblically accurate feature films
• National advertising campaign
• Support for all art forms that promote godliness

• Effective and innovative use of technologies to facilitate global communications among Christians.
• State of the art website, computer technologies
• Short-wave and satellite communications, especially for access to remote areas

To train Christians for:

• Individual study, research, discernment and character development
• Translation
• Evangelism
• Leadership
• Establishing local churches