Monday, August 18, 2008

Ten Church Aims

I. Helping Christians to understand and exercise biblical stewardship of their lives and lifestyle choices.

II. Helping Christians communicate Christ’s love as the first priority of relationship-building.

III. Helping Christians to have a vision for Christian influence beyond their own self-interests.

IV. Helping Christians benefit from organizational cooperation and efficiencies through the use of the gifts and abilities of all those in the church who will offer their service as an act of worship.

V. Helping Christians to develop to a level of biblical literacy strong enough to tell the Christian story to the next generation needing to hear and understand it.

VI. Helping Christian people to share themselves in community.

VII. Helping those who are not Christians to believe Christ is in us who call ourselves Christians.

VIII. Helping Christians to embrace the blessings of the wisdom of God with a commitment to teach it, share it, and live it.

IX. Helping Christians to discover the power and transforming influence of forgiveness.

X. Helping Christians to hear and obey the calling of God.

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