Mission and Vision (part 1)

The deacons and I this year set as our task to develop a comprehensive mission and vision for Grace Baptist Church. The purpose of this vision is to set the direction for years to come as we use our resources of time, energy, and money. We have settled on four biblical priorities that should guide our church. We have labeled them as ministries because we believe that these are the things that God calls His churches to do. They are the ministry of worship, the ministry of teaching, the ministry of caring, and the ministry of evangelism (including missions).

The Ministry of Worship

“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. 24 God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
- John 4:23-24

The purpose of our corporate worship is to glorify God through the hearing of His word in exposition, reading, and the proper administration of the ordinances; and to respond to it with prayer, commitment, praise and obedience. In essence as we gather together we are to read Scripture, preach Scripture, pray Scripture, sing Scripture and see Scripture. New Testament worship is not limited to our corporate gatherings; we worship God and honor Him with all we do. This is the vision that we want to promote at GBC. We want to worship the God of the Bible, a holy and majestic God who communicates to us and who desires for us to worship Him in spirit and truth.