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Our Purpose
As a church, our purpose is to worship
God, to introduce people to Jesus and to become more and more in every way like
Him.
Our Vision
To be a church that is worshipping, growing, full of love and contributing to
local and world mission as each one in the church does his or her own special
work.
Our 2007 Objectives
Closer To God
- Invigorate our corporate worship and
prayer, building on developments in 2005/06 relating to the new Wednesday
evening format, the introduction of the prayer team and evening communion
- Use the lead up to the 40th
anniversary as an opportunity to join together regularly to seek God
earnestly in prayer
- Seek to ensure that preaching and
teaching is of a consistently high standard, that it is applied to all
aspects of life, and that as a church we respond to God’s word Prayer
Closer to one another:
- Pray for one another consistently,
on a personal and collective basis (e.g. through Wednesday meetings, care
groups, Direction, mentoring, prayer team, prayer with co leaders of
activities and informal/personal prayer opportunities)
- Increase the extent to which we are
known by our love for one another, especially providing support to those
going through difficult times (ensuring that the elders, care group leaders
and activity leaders provide the pastoral support that is needed, and that
we all play a part in meeting each other’s needs)
- Enjoy working and serving together,
seeking to ensure that the 40th anniversary is a time of joyful thanksgiving
and celebration
Closer to our communities
- Seek to make the good news about
Jesus known to people of all ages in our communities throughout the year,
and through the 40th celebrations
- Continue to make improvements to our
building in order to increase the extent to which we can be an effective
witness in the years ahead
- Seek to re-engage with those who
have left the church and are not pursuing their faith
- Run Christianity Explored in the
latter part of 2007
- Work to ensure that First Sunday,
weekly All Age Services and special seasonal services are welcoming and
relevant and that those attending are drawn to Christ through all that is
said and done
- To pray for and practically support
the ongoing work in Bruntsfield and Muirhouse with children and young people
Closer to God’s global work
- Partner with others who are doing
God’s work locally and globally, giving generously and praying faithfully.
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