Values
Purpose
- 22nd Street Baptist Church exists to be a Biblically relevant church that seeks to connect people to God, through Christ, and to help nurture relationships with Him.
Core Values
- Biblical Living: Following God’s plan for life.
- Kingdom Building: Building God’s kingdom not ours.
- Honesty not Hypocrisy: No religious masquerades.
- Teamwork: All members are ministers.
- Focus on the Family: Building God-centered homes.
- Attitude of Excellence: Giving God our best.
- “It’s not about me”: Putting others first.
- “It’s not about now”: Following God’s timing.
- Relationships: Discipleship, encouragement and accountability.
- Cultural Relevance: Biblical ministry that is culturally effective.
Mindset
- Pursuit: We will pursue people and not wait for them to come to us.
- Value: People matter to God and must matter to us.
- Relationships: We will spend time getting to know people and helping them through their life’s journey.
- Need: Show Biblical solutions to peoples needs.
- Adaptation: We will take Biblical principles and implement them in a culturally relevant way.
- Clear Communication: We won’t use Christian lingo that confuses the un-churched.
- Multiple Methods: We will use as many methods as possible to tell people about Christ.
- Specific Intentional Prayer: Our prayer will be intentional and targeted.
- Discipleship: After someone accepts Christ we will teach them step by step how to live a Biblical and fulfilling life.
- Natural Prospects: We will reach coworkers, neighbors, friends and family.
- No Strings: We will be an honest and giving church in the community, expecting nothing in return.
Taken from Planting Growing Churches, by Aubrey Malphurs and edited/adapted to this vision for 22nd Street Baptist Church.