1. Key Principle:
If you cannot state the purpose of your church in a single sentence statement, you have not yet discovered your purpose.

2. 20th Street Baptist Church
Our Mission is to REACH people with the love of Jesus Christ, CONNECT them with Christ and fellow Christians, help them GROW in their faith, DISCOVER their ministry, and HONOR God with their lives.
Reach = evangelism
Connect = assimilation/fellowship
Grow = discipleship
Discover – ministry
Honor =worship

3. IRS: “The Mission of the Internal Revenue Service is to collect the proper amount of tax revenue at the least cost; serve the public by continually improving the quality of our products and services; and perform in a manner warranting the highest degree of public confidence in our integrity, efficiency, and fairness.”
Brings a tear to your eye, doesn’t it?

4. “Reaching Haitians and all nations for Christ, training them to be disciples and equipping them to make disciples.” Berachah Baptist Church

5. Colorado Community Church
Transforming our city and beyond by connecting people to Christ – Community – Calling.
God has called us to:
Be a Christ-led covenant community
Measure our mission by testimonies of transformation
Be one Church in multiple locations
Build externally focused base camps
Disciple every member to be a missionary
Be interdenominational and intercultural
Weave a fabric of friendship
Live generously
Use resources responsibly

6. “To develop our present members to Christ-like maturity, to attract and win the unchurched, developing them into Christ-like maturity and equipping everyone for a meaningful ministry in the Church.” Houston Northwest Baptist Church

7. FAITH ASSEMBLY Summerville, SC
ENCOUNTER relationships with God through the Word and Worship.
EQUIP BELIEVERS to discover, develop, and demonstrate their spiritual gifts and natural abilities within the body of Christ.
EMBRACE everyone through fellowship in Christ Jesus.
EVANGELIZE our community and the world through missions and outreach opportunities. 7

8. “We, the body of Christ at Elk Horn Baptist Church, through the Holy Spirit’s empowering, will seek to LEAD others to a saving faith experience, TEACHING them to obey Christ the Head in all situations, EQUIPPING them to make disciples of others, and GIVING Christ all the praise and glory.”
Dan hunt’s church in Campbellsville, Ky.

9. “With God as our authority, we seek to help people from all walks of life to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.” Pollard Baptist Church

10. “To bring people to Jesus and membership in his family, develop them to Christ-like maturity, and equip them for their ministry in the church and life mission in the world, in order to magnify God’s name.” Saddleback Community Church

12. To present the Gospel in a relevant and compassionate way, while providing an environment where believers can grow to their full potential in Christ. Lewis Memorial Baptist Church