New Life’s Statements of Commitments
We are committed to being Christ-centered, motivated by His presence,
empowered by His Spirit, under the Lordship of Jesus.
We are committed to being the unique church that Jesus Christ desires us to be.
We are committed to the Bible as our sole guide for faith and practice.
We are committed to our overall purposes:
Declare God’s Greatness
Deliver God’s Word
Disciple God’s People
Demonstrate God’s Love
Develop Dynamic Relationships
We are committed
to support the ministries of New Life Baptist Church and it’s
gatherings with our financial means, spiritual gifts, talents, and time.
We are committed
to live our individual lives, and our corporate life as New Life, in a
way that brings honor and glory to God, and that speaks well of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the New Life family.
We are committed
to have a streamlined organization that focuses on these purposes
without the bureaucracy that often hinders the mission of a church.
We are committed to being a loving family–brothers and sisters under the Fatherhood of God.
We are committed to having a world-view of our mission.
We are committed to call out members’ spiritual gifts for ministry and to encourage and support them as they exercise these gifts of the Spirit.
We are committed to being led by Jesus Christ rather than by tradition.
We are committed
to welcome into the New Life family all people who are committed to
Jesus Christ and His church, and who are willing to invest themselves
in what the New Life family believe under God is the best way to
achieve Christ’s purposes for New Life.
We are committed
not to let efforts that may be considered failures keep us from moving
forward in our untried efforts if we feel God is leading us to do these.
We are committing ourselves, in Christ’s name. Amen.