Pastor's Blog

Jun
27

Worship Style and Evangelism

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What does our worship have to do with evangelism? Does the style of our worship service draw the unreached? These are questions we should ask about our efforts to glorify God on Sunday. If we surveyed why unbelievers came to our church, would it be because they were invited by ... Continue

Jun
18

Visions of Faith - Outreach

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Outreach is the third primary way we glorify God according to our vision at Faith Baptist, thus it is an important area relating to our vision for the upcoming year. We realize the need to be more intentional in our current ministries to reach out and draw others into a ... Continue

Jun
18

Visions of Faith - Trusting God

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While "Trusting God" is a vague area of vision, it is one of the most important. We need to trust God in every aspect of ministry at Faith Baptist. This is seen first in our reliance on him through prayer. Since the prayer vision has already been addressed, we will ... Continue

Jun
18

Visions of Faith - Service

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The service area at our church was seen as one of the stronger areas addressed. This is mostly do to the success of the Clothes Closet and the involvement of so many people in the various ministries of our church. However, we should not be satisfied and think we have ... Continue

Jun
18

Visions of Faith - Relational Harmony

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This area was added to the vision because the Overseers sensed a tendency we all have to put our own preferences and opinions ahead of the vision of the church which is to "Glorify God through Worship, Nurture, and Outreach." This tendency can be destructive to a church as it leads ... Continue

Jun
18

Visions of Faith - Prayer

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At our Annual Meeting, the Overseers took the opportunity to lead the church in seeking God's vision for the upcoming year. In prayer and discussion, small groups sought God and shared ideas to grow as a church in five specific areas: Prayer, Relational Harmony, Service, Trusting God, and Evangelism. The ... Continue