Mission
& Vision
OUR
The mission of
THE GREAT
COMMANDMENT
‘and you shall love the lord your god with all your heart,
and with all your soul, and with all your
mind, and with all your strength.’
The second is
this, ‘you shall love your neighbor as
yourself.’
There is no
other commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:30-31
THE GREAT
COMMISSION
And Jesus came
up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples
of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and
the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I
am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Matthew
28:18-20
OUR VISION
Fulfillment of the Mission
of Grass Valley Baptist Church requires that we have a clear and common vision
of what God has called us to do. Through
unity of vision, quality communication, and the direction of the Holy Spirit,
we can then employ specific ministries in fulfillment of our mission. These ministries will be developed on
Biblical truths and bathed in prayer.
Although these ministries will certainly change with time and periodic
evaluation, all of the ministries will work towards
Worship
We will worship the true and
living God in a manner that is focused on who God is, what He has done, and
what He has promised to do. Our worship
will be Biblical, welcoming and relevant, and will encourage all people to
spiritually respond to God.
Discipleship
We will lead all people to
serve God and His purposes through the preaching and teaching of God’s inspired
and inerrant Word. People will be
challenged and encouraged to become like Christ through the disciplines of
prayer, giving, fasting, Scripture memory, and Bible study. This discipleship
will result in people who are possessing and growing
in the fruit of the Spirit.
Evangelism
We will equip and encourage
people to regularly share God’s plan of salvation with others in their daily
lives and to verify their words through godly living. We will take the gospel message out into the
streets of our community and beyond.
Missions
We will spread the gospel
across
Ministry
We will encourage and teach
people to understand how God has molded and gifted us to serve. This will focus us on seeking ways we can
serve God and others rather than how we can be served by the church. Ministry privileges will be shared to allow each
member to serve with excellence.
Fellowship
We will be a church where
every attender feels connected to the body of Christ
called
Leadership
Our church will have godly
men serve as pastors and elders who live by the standards given by God for
these positions in the Bible. All leaders of our church will be godly examples in all
areas of their life and prioritize the development of men, women, and children
to be future leaders in their homes, work, church, and community. Following the example of Christ, the
leadership of our church will sacrificially put the needs of God and the church
before their own desires. Good and godly
communication will be a high priority for every church leader and member.
Family
Because of the Biblical
importance placed on the family, we will constantly be on guard to protect it
from Satan’s attack by strengthening and supporting families in the church and
community. We will work with husbands
and fathers in exercising their spiritual headship by lovingly leading the
family and modeling humble submission to God and others. We will work with wives and mothers in
respecting and submitting to their husband’s spiritual leadership and engaging
in the family’s plan for the discipleship of the family. We will equip and encourage parents in
raising their children to love and serve God.
We will encourage children to honor and obey their parents. We will pray for unsaved family members. We will be an extended family to one another
as well as to singles, widow(er)s,
and orphans in our community.