Our Church Mission

Our Mission is to be in all things...


God-centered

Our first priority, our first goal, our first aim must always be without exception: "whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (I Cor.10:31). God's glory, God's praise, God's fame must be the driving motive in everything we do as a church. There must not be any part of the church which is not first claimed for the glory of God alone!





Christ-exalting

We must be a church that is very clear and unashamed to teach and preach Jesus Christ as the only way to God (Jn.14:6). In a culture that wants many ways to God, we cannot back down nor bend on the gospel-truth that salvation is through Jesus Christ alone. In everything we believe and proclaim we must bring all people to see and savor the glory and beauty of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is to His likeness that the church is being conformed (Rom.8:29; II Cor.3:18), and therefore when the world sees us we should want them to behold Christ in us, the hope of glory (Col.1:29).




Spirit-empowered

Our worship, witness, and service as the church of Jesus Christ can only be effective and fruitful through the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8; Gal.5:16; Eph.5:18). Apart from the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit we can do nothing that will make a lasting difference for the glory of God in Christ. It is by the Holy Spirit that we will conquer sin, understand the Scriptures, preach the gospel, and see saints edified and sinners saved. Without the Holy Spirit we are simply powerless and fruitless to do what God has called us to do.




Bible-saturated

Glorifying God, exalting Christ, and being filled with the Spirit's power cannot be carried out in the right direction with the right understanding apart from the Word of God. God's holy Word must be the final authority for everything we believe, teach, and practice as the church. If we are to be truly healthy then we must conform every aspect of the church to the Word of God. Indeed, it is only by God's Word that we can "be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work" (see II Tim.3:16-4:2).

Missions-minded

The ultimate fruit and outgrowth of the first four attributes will be the fulfillment of "the Great Commission" (see Matt.28:18-20). We are a church that is praying, giving, sending, and going on mission! Our neighbors, co-workers, classmates, family members, and whoever else is in our pathway will hear a clear presentation of the gospel for God's glory in Jesus Christ by the Spirit's power according to the Word of God.

Disciple-making

Our evangelism and missions will not be complete without active and faithful discipleship. This means that (according to Ephesians 4:12-13), believers are to be equipped "for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." To sum it up in short, we must be a church that is helping one another grow up in Jesus Christ.