• 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.
• 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 people’s 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 co-workers, neighbors, friends and family.
• No Strings: We will be an honest and giving church in the community, expecting nothing in return.
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.
Doctrine Statement
Taken from Planting Growing Churches, by Aubrey Malphurs
and edited/adapted to this vision for 22nd Street Baptist Church.
and edited/adapted to this vision for 22nd Street Baptist Church.
My Will
God’s Will
Core Values