Our Vision
We will make wholehearted followers of Jesus Christ from the people in our everyday lives.
Making wholehearted followers of Jesus Christ is not the only thing we do, but it is the one thing that shapes everything we do.
Competencies of a wholehearted follower
Recognizing that “apart from abiding in Jesus we can do nothing” (John 15:5), these competencies reflect a deep and abiding life of prayer in fellowship with Christ.
Following rather than Learning
Matthew 16:24
“If anyone would come after me, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
The role of the Christ follower is to reorganize their lives to be with Jesus, to become like Jesus, and to do the things that Jesus did. Learning about Jesus is not enough. We must be followers.
Discerning rather than Deciding
Colossians 1:18
He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent
Christ is the Head of the church and the Lord of our lives. To be a follower of Jesus is to discern what He is asking of us, rather than deciding on our own.
Mercy Rather than Judgement
Matthew 9:13
Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Jesus came to seek and to save those who are far from God. Mercy creates a welcoming posture devoid of judgement, and it leads us to forgive as we have been forgiven.
Deep Community
Philippians 3:10
I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,
Following Jesus requires the courage to lay down your life for others. When we do this together, it creates a deep sense of community called the church.
Equipping rather than teaching
Ephesians 4:12,13
Equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up, until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
The role of leadership is to equip people for the work of ministry. We ask our pastors to engage us in active participation, so that we learn the concepts and behaviours that are consistent with someone who is following Jesus.
Diversity of Leadership including APEST, Age and Gender
Ephesians 4:11
“He gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers . . .”
We want to be led by the breadth of Leadership that Christ gave to the church.
These leadership gifts are given to the church without regard for age or gender.
Our BCMB Confession of Faith
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