Grace Bible Church seeks to build a community that glorifies God by developing passionate servants of Jesus Christ that attract others to Him.
So reads our church's mission statement. If organizations aren't careful, they spend hours and hours developing these statements, only to immediately forget them. What a waste!
Our statement attempts to reflect what we believe the Bible teaches about the role of the church. From the Great Commission we have the "product" of the church: passionate servants of Jesus Christ who attract others to Him. The usual language is "disciple", but we have chosen the longer statement in order to clarify our understanding of what a disciple really is.
It is our prayer that we will be a church that is characterized for a passionate love for Jesus. Attendance alone is not the standard: Jesus didn't just come to us, He died for us. So coming isn't an adequate response to His sacrifice. He deserves our passion, our lives.
The statement is intended to raise the bar, to cause discomfort. It even begs the question: How much do I love Him? Or, "What is my vision of loving Jesus?"
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