Bethel Baptist Church - Macclesfield

Aims and Objectives

Looking up, Reaching out

Because people of every type and every generation matter to God. He wants them to know Him and be wholly devoted to Him. His chosen method of contact is through a local church. He has entrusted the Good News about His Son, Jesus Christ, to the ordinary men and women who make up those churches. We need to come to terms with what that means for us and our generation. Our response matters for our friends.

Develop an understanding of church:

1. A group of believers
2. Determined to grow
3. Deepening relationships
4. Pursuing authentic Christian living
5. Telling the truth
6. Caring for one another (in small groups)
7. Stewardship of all our resources (funding the deal)

Develop a sensitivity to our community:

1. Building relationships in the community
2. Sharing a simple witness with our friends
3. Designing our services with non church goers in mind
4. Inviting people to our services (putting ourselves out)
5. Praying for people to become devoted to Christ
6. Giving of our very best, wholeheartedly
7. Addressing real needs, not ideas

Develop our teamwork:

1. Leaders giving a lead
2. Identifying spiritual gifts
3. Understanding spiritual passion
4. Presenting opportunities for service
5. Accountable to each other
6. Acknowledging each other
7. Resolving conflict

In all things, the supremacy of Christ, the primacy of the Bible, and the priority of evangelism.