Love the Lord our God – WORSHIP  (Deuteronomy 6:4-5)

 

Accomplished through:

• Committing ourselves to a personal relationship with God

• Inspiring and edifying worship services

• Being a church committed to prayer

• Encouraging loving acceptance of all believers

• Welcoming all with a judgment-free attitude

 

Love our neighbors – MINISTRY  (Matthew 22:39)

 

Accomplished through:

• Ministering to hurting people

• Identifying spiritual gifts & utilizing them to help others

• Training & equipping all members

• Building a thorough knowledge of God’s word

• Developing leaders

 

Go and make disciples – EVANGELISM  (Matthew 28:18-20)

 

Accomplished through:

• Building relationships and stimulating spiritual growth

• Communicating God’s Word

• Sharing God’s unchanging message as it applies to our daily lives

• Leading seekers to Jesus

 

Baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit – IDENTIFICATION

(Matthew 28:18-20)

 

Accomplished through:

• Grounding believers in their personal relationship with God

• Encouraging believers in active fellowship with the congregation

• Being a community of believers devoted to one another in love and friendship

• Sharing our faith as Christians

 

Teaching them – DISCIPLESHIP  (Matthew 28:18-20)

 

Accomplished through:

• Developing and maturing Christians:

  • Character

  • Influence

  • Righteousness

  • Devotion (praying, giving, fasting, etc.)

  • Priorities

  • Relationships