Mission:
We hold up the following three priorities for our church. First, we are to minister to the Lord. Our ministry to the Lord is expressed in the worship of the Church. The ministry of worship is that act of expressing to God His infinite worth and glory. We are to glorify him in everything. Our objective is that our members know and delight in God.
Our second priority is ministry to the Body of Christ. This ministry includes education, admonition, purity, discipline, caring, fellowship, service, stewardship, etc. The goal of this edification ministry is that every member become a fully devoted follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. The objective is to help our members become more like Christ.
Third, we are to minister to our lost world. Evangelistic ministry includes missions in all forms, witnessing to and winning the lost, showing mercy to the oppressed, being champions of truth and justice by being salt and light in a dark world. Our objective is to encourage and help every member fulfill his role in carrying out the Great Commission of Christ to the Church (Matthew 28:19-20).
Worship, edification, and evangelization must be the balanced, funded, ongoing priorities of our Church. They are our reasons for existence.