Mission Statement
Church of the Master
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We are Purpose Driven
We exist to know and spread God’s love by:
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Announcing salvation through Jesus Christ |
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Being a caring community |
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Celebrating worship |
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Developing disciples |
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Equipping every member for service. |
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This five point purpose statement reflects the ministry priorities
expressed in the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), the Great
Commandment (Matthew 22:37-39), the Role of Church Leaders
(Ephesians 4:11-14), and the Great Ends of the Church (PCUSA Book
of Order G-1.02). This purpose statement guides our ministry
organization (into five areas corresponding with the five purpose
points), staffing, budgeting, strategic planning, and effectiveness evaluation.
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We are Team Directed
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We believe each follower of Christ is a vital part of Christ’s
body, is a priest, is a co-worker with Christ, and is equipped and
accountable for ministry. Consistent with these truths, we empower
those closest to the level of hands-on ministry with authority to
make decisions regarding their ministry. We place a high value on
equipping and training our people for ministry. We strive to
coordinate the ministries of over 50 empowered teams through the
purpose driven structure.
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Our Mission Objectives
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Announce Christ as Lord and Savior through Biblical
preaching; through discipleship oriented educational programs for
children, youth, and adults; and through a commitment to reach
unbelievers with the gospel of God’s grace and love. |
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Pursue true community in Christ through expanded
ministries of compassion locally; through excelling at caring
for those within our family who are in crisis, life change, or
tragedy; and through intentionally connecting each member with
a smaller group of Christians within the church for ministry,
fellowship, support, or growth purposes. |
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Worship God through corporate services that reflect
our cultural diversity (blended worship) and encourage a high
level of congregational participation; and through providing
resources for personal growth (devotional materials and training
on habits for Christian growth). |
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Encourage discipleship through promoting membership as
the beginning, not the conclusion of a journey of faith;
promoting maturity as the result of intentional disciplines;
promoting ministry as the call of every believer; and through
aggressively programming to meet the needs of key life-situation
groups (e.g. Children’s ministry funded and staffed;
Youth ministry funded and staffed; Senior ministry funded and
equipped). |
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Equip members as ministers through our team-directed
commitment; through funding lay and staff training and a lay
ministry coordinator; through zero-based budgeting; and through
expanding our facilities to meet ministry needs. |
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approved May 15, 2000
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