KOZ IS A men's MINISTRY with a mission
KOZ Mission Statement
KOZ Vision
KOZ is an Outdoor Adventure Ministry that provides boys with men as mentors to help direct and train them in outdoor skills and becoming a Godly man.
KOZ sees a world where every boy has a man or group of men to help him navigate the masculine journey into manhood and a relationship with Jesus.
Biblical Masculinity
Every boy needs a man to train him to be the man God has uniquely created him to be.
Men Need a Mission
Every man longs to feel he has a purpose, a mission in life. KOZ gives men the tools and ability to embrace a personal and collective purpose for Jesus in the fatherless and biblical manhood crisis.
Outdoor Skill Training
Young men need to know they can care for themselves and their family. We have found that outdoor skills training fit that need.
Father/Son
KOZ provides fathers a place to be intentional with their son in manhood training. It also offers them an opportunity to do ministry work together.
KOZ Statement of Faith and Foundation
God
Bible
We believe that there is one true, perfect God. God eternally exists as one God in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ
We believe that the Bible is God’s Word to us. The Bible was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is in essence, God’s manual for our lives.
Salvation
We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin, Mary. He lived a perfect, sinless life on earth and was obedient to God the Father. He voluntarily paid the price for the sins of all people by dying on the cross as our substitute. After His death, He was raised to life with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. Jesus then ascended into heaven and is now at the right hand of God where He is the only mediator between God and man.
Holy Spirit
Once we enter into a personal relationship with God, through faith in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit comes to permanently reside (indwell) within each believer. The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and is thus fully and eternally God. The role of the Holy Spirit is helping us understand the Bible, convicting us of wrong and sin, giving us confidence in God, and enabling us to help others.
We believe that salvation is the major theme of God’s revelation in the Bible. In the Bible, we discover that throughout history man has been made right with God on the basis of faith. In the Old Testament, this faith looked forward to the coming of Christ, who would provide the ultimate payment for sin. Because of His great love for us, God provided forgiveness and eternal life through his Son, Jesus. When a person places their faith in Jesus Christ as the forgiver of their sins, they receive salvation as a free gift. This is the most important decision we will ever make in our life.
The Church
The result of accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is that we become a part of His body, or “the Church” universal. The Church universal is not limited by denominations, but is limited only by whether or not we have placed our faith in Jesus Christ.