Basic Church Objectives
To guide each individual to put his full faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and to love Him with all his heart, soul, mind and strength, and to love his neighbor as himself. Romans 10:9-10; Mark 12:30-31
To build Christ's character in individuals, in marriages, and in families so that every believer may reach full maturity in Christ in order to be able to teach others also. Colossians 1:28-29; II Timothy 2:2
To grow in the experience of Christian prayer as it is defined and practiced in the Bible, to the glory of God. John 14:13
To develop every Christian's capacity for the worship and praise of God. Hebrews 13:15
To encourage every Christian to study, memorize and meditate upon the Word of God. Psalm 119:11; II Timothy 3:16-17
To fulfill the great commission of our Lord as given in Matthew 28: 18-20
To give Christians the opportunity to confirm and exercise their spiritual gifts in expressing God's love through the unity of the body of Christ. I Corinthians 12; Romans 12; Ephesians 4
To teach every man how to delight in and meet the needs of his wife with the same sort of love that Christ gave to the church when He sacrificed Himself for her. Ephesians 5:25
To teach every wife how to love her husband and children, how to be discreet, pure in mind; how to manage her own home, and how to adapt to her own husband so that the Christian faith cannot be spoken against by those who know them. Titus 2:4-5
To turn the heart of every father toward his sons and daughters in order to teach them scriptural principles on how to be successful persons, partners and parents. Malachi 4:6
(We recognize that the Holy Spirit impresses upon parents their scriptural responsibility for the education of their children. Therefore, we have established a means whereby members who so wish may home school their children. The establishment of a church/home school program does not assume that this is the only right way to school the children. It does recognize the diversity of the Body of Christ as individual gifts are bestowed and it gives families in the Grace Church fellowship the option to educate their children at home. For this reason, the Grace Christian School will be a continuing ministry of this local body.)
To turn the hearts of children to their parents and teach them to honor and obey their parents so that it may go well with them and that they may enjoy long life upon the earth. Malachi 4:6; Ephesians 6:1-3
To demonstrate our love to the Lord and our loyalty to each other by giving only a good report of each other unless we follow Matthew 18 in the spirit of restoring, rather than exposing. Galatians 6:1
To seek in-depth Christian fellowship (koinonia) and to encourage each Christian to build up one another and make the church strong by sharing with each other what God is doing in each life. I Corinthians 1:9-10; Ephesians 5:19-20
To explain and apply God's principles of finances in the church and in each family so that God can provide specific direction and illustrate His supernatural power. Malachi 3:10; Luke 16:11-12
To motivate women without husbands to a life of godliness and faithfulness and to provide meaningful ministries and financial assistance for them when they are older and without relatives who can support them. I Timothy 5
To have a service ministry to persons with special needs, especially the sick, elderly, widows, orphans, the poor, the homeless, those away from home, and those in prison. Matthew 25:31-46; James 1:27
To minister to all persons regardless of race, national origin, or economic condition. Ephesians 2:13-18; James 2:1-5
To build the scriptural qualities of faith, hope and love into the lives of individual Christians and into the corporate life of the church. I Corinthians 13:13
So, naturally, we proclaim Christ! We warn everyone we meet, and we teach everyone we can, all that we know about Him, so that if possible, we may bring every man up to his full maturity in Christ Jesus. This is what I am working at all the time, with all the strength that God gives me. Colossians 1:28-29 (Phillips)