First Baptist Church-Hollister,MO
Sunday, May 20, 2012
HIS Lighthouse on the Hill

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First Baptist Church - Hollister

 
                                                   HIS Lighthouse on the Hill
 
Mission Statement
 
The Purpose of the First Baptist Church of Hollister is to glorify God by conducting a sovereign Bible believing, Christ-honoring Baptist Church in accordance with the word of God. We exist for the purpose of:
 
  1. Promote the worship of God (Psa. 100, John 4:24)
  2. Edifying the believers (Eph. 4:11-16)
  3. Teaching the whole counsel of God (Matt 28:20, 2 Tim 4:1-2)
  4. Administering the ordinances and discipline (1Cor. 11:23-30, 5:11-13, Matt. 18:15-20)
  5. Seeking to win the lost through evangelism and missions both home and abroad (Acts 1:8, Matt. 28:19-20)
  6. Establishing other Baptist Churches of like Faith and Practice. (Acts 2:41-47)
 
Ministry Statement
Ministry Goals:
  1. To build a caring atmosphere and a team spirit within the body of Christ so each member will be accepted into the team enabling him or her to grow physically, emotionally, and spiritually, and to help other members grow as he or she grows, resulting in team members ministering to each other.
  2. To make the Church an island in a hostile world where each Christian can come for worship, strength, identification, learning, equipping, and fellowship.
  3. To develop an effective outreach ministry, involving and utilizing the gifts and personalities of every member to stair-step those people they care about into the body of Christ. To offer a place of service to meet needs and fit the various spiritual gifts within the Church—without ever forcing anyone into a fold they do not fit.
 
Ministry Purpose: Ephesians 4
  1. To provide balance in the church by correlation programs and creating the structure needed for overall growth and ministry potential.
  2. To help all believers discover and use the God-given spiritual gifts so each one, according to their strength, is ministering to others according to their needs; with the objective that the total body will grow and each individual will become spiritually mature.
  3. To communicate leadership attitudes and skills to every leader and layperson so all will grow into greater leadership positions of ministry within the Church and within their personal lives.
  4. To prepare each member to carry out the ministry of the church by providing them tools to accomplish these tasks.
  5. To help all believers in their task of evangelism, reaching their friends, neighbors, and relatives through existing relationships, sharing Christ with those beyond their circle of acquaintances, and becoming part of a team evangelistic outreach, thereby ministering to and reaching others for Christ through networking and bonding them to Christ and the Church.
 
MINISTRY CORE VALUES
 
The first step towards success for any local Church is the establishment of its core values. With those values identified, the Church body becomes a unified group of participants with a common vision and common goals. Our Church’s core values direct our decisions about ministry, determine our priorities in ministry relationships, and define our understanding of the Biblical purpose of the Church. Our core values are:
1.      Exalting God (Eph. 3:20)
2.      Evangelizing the World (Matt. 28:19-20)
3.      Engaging the Enemy in Battle ( Matt. 16:18)
4.      Equipping Believers for Service (Eph. 4:11-12)
5.      Edifying One Another (I Thess. 5:11),