| |
WHY CHURCH?
The church across time and space is the body of Christ – who is the Living God. At Currie Baptist Church, we are a local part of that global body, and we are passionate about being the church that Jesus wants us to be here in the communities where we live and work. |
|
As a church, we declare that our passions are:
- To know the Living Christ and to make him known
- To develop, encourage and support each other in:
- Our relationship with God – in growth to maturity in Christ…
- Our relationships with one another – to build up one another to maturity in Christ…
- Our relationships with other churches and Christian organisations – working with the wider body of Christ…
- Our relationships with the people of our local communities and the church worldwide – reaching out with Christ-like practical help and the good news of Jesus…
- To be a Christ-centred community of healing and wholeness to the local communities in which we live, work.
In order to achieve the above, we aim to:
- Ensure that appropriate discipleship and training is available to all in order to help each of us to grow strong in relationship with Christ and in the knowing of him.
- Ensure that mentoring and pastoral support is available to all in order to help each of us to identify and grow in our own passions and calling(s).
- Endeavour to release each of us into the ministry that is the fulfilment of our own passions and calling(s).
- Empower Ministry Leaders to lead their ministries in imaginative, creative, Spirit-anointed and fulfilling ways.
We believe that membership of a local church is a clear and public sign that we identify ourselves with God’s people in our local community. Through church membership, we show that we do not operate independently, that we do not believe that we should ‘go it alone’. There is commitment from the member to the fellowship and from the fellowship to the member. Commitment to one another means caring deeply for one another and encouraging one another in the fellowship life of Christ. Membership means coming under the covering protection of the church and its leadership.
“Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car.”
Laurence J. Peter
|
