As the Vineyard has grown over the past 40+ years, certain distinctives of our movement have risen to the surface. As a movement, we believe that all networks and associations of churches have a part to play in the wider Body of Christ. The Vineyard has some distinctives that define our personality in the wider Church, and carry our unique way of doing life as Christians.

The main and the plain - John Wimber would always look back to what the Scriptures say, right on the page. We base everything we do on the “main and the plain” teaching that Jesus gave.

The already and the not yet - In the Vineyard, we pray for people, and sometimes they are healed, and sometimes they are not. Our theology and practice of the kingdom of God make it so we can acknowledge both miracles and suffering.
“Come, Holy Spirit” - This is our central prayer liturgy. As Carol Wimber used to tell us, “There should never be a time in our gatherings together that we don’t invite the Holy Spirit.” We all need a constant filling of the Holy Spirit.
Everyone gets to play - We believe that anyone can do the work of the Kingdom. We don’t have elite or superstar leaders - we are all commissioned - men and women, children, of every background.
Naturally supernatural - We avoid all hype or emotional manipulation. Going about our lives naturally, we pray for healing and listen for God’s voice in all circumstances.
Remembering the poor - We lean toward the lost, the poor, the outcast, and the outsider with the compassion of Jesus. We are all in need, in some way.

Reinventing ourselves in every generation: We never want to get “stuck” as a church movement, thinking every new generation should carry our distinctive personality in exactly the same way as the last. We embrace change and seek to embody our distinctive fresh expressions of the Church.​