Ministry Focus
Our goal is to be a church full of disciples that love God with all of our hearts, souls, minds and strength, and that love each other just as Jesus loved us. (Matthew 22:37-40, John 13:34-35) We want to lead the way in laying down our lives for each other and emphasize the need for every disciple to be a committed servant in the body of Christ. (I John 3:16, Mark 10:43-45) We want to reach out within our community and share our faith, so that through us, God can make disciples of all the nations living around us, (Matthew 28:18-20) and bring them into a loving, serving and maturing body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-16) With this in mind we would like to emphasize the following seven key areas:
Worship: The primary function of the family of God is to be a worshiping community in attitude and lifestyle. (Matthew 4:10, John 4:23-24, Romans 12:1-2) In our worship services, we want to experience the presence of God as we express honour, gratitude, awe, humility and brokenness before Him. Our walk with God should be a daily and consistent focus.
Holiness: A desire to be like God should flow from effective worship of Him. God desires us to come out and be separate from the world so that we can show the it His holiness. (Leviticus 11:45, I Thessalonians 4:7) We believe that holiness goes beyond the avoidance of sin, and focuses us on developing a taste and passion for God with a hunger for righteousness. Jesus must be the Lord of our lives.
Family: We believe that Christianity is a one-another religion. We are the family of God! We share a common faith, common blood and a common love for God and each other. Our commitment is to love, forgive, encourage, serve, lay down our lives, and to share our possessions and our hearts with one another. (Romans 12:9, I Corinthians 12:12-39, Galatians 5:13-26)
Discipling: We are committed, not to only baptizing people into Christ, (Acts 2:38, Ephesians 4:1-7) but to growing, training and equipping disciples for kingdom-life. (Ephesians 4:11-16) We recognize the biblical mandate to help each other grow, and we believe in accountability, and seeking and giving biblical advice.
Serving: Our church is a church built on the biblical concept of ministering to the world’s hurts and needs. Jesus’ goal in life was to give up his life for others. (John 12:24-26) The servant-heart of sacrifice – showing concern for others and a willingness to give up time and money – is deeply rooted in the Old Testament and in the New Testament.
Evangelism: We are committed to testify to the world that Jesus is our Lord and Saviour. (I Peter 2:9-10, I Peter 3:15) Evangelism should be personal and natural. We provide small groups as well as larger meetings to encourage a deep commitment to sharing the good news of Jesus Christ.
Benevolence: We are committed to making a difference in the world around us. Jesus taught that his followers are the salt, light, and leaven in a world that needs to elevate its morals and standards. (Matthew 5:13-16) We want to influence our neighbours through marriage help, child-rearing classes, generosity, meals, adoptions, helping widows and orphans, the poor and sick, both in our community and throughout the world.
