Values

Great Commission Baptist Church (GCBC) exists to put God’s love in action by biblically building worship, relationships, and churches.

These values guide GCBC as it seeks to accomplish this mission.

God & His Word
We value the one true God of the Bible (2 Kings 19:15). We value the Bible as God’s authoritative accurate word (2 Timothy 3:16-17;  2 Peter 1:21). Therefore…

  • We will, in our worship, magnify God and boldly proclaim His word so that seekers can truly know God and believers can mature in Him.
  • We will apply godly biblical principles so that our relationships will demonstrate our love for God and others.
  • We will hold the Bible as our ultimate authority for faith and practice in our church.

People
We value all people as imagers of God (Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 9:6). Therefore …

  • We will encourage biblical expressions of worship from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
  • We will promote healthy relationships by providing counseling and accountability.
  • We will seek and welcome people from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds as needed members of our church body.

Prayer
We value communicating with God by talking (1 Thessalonians 5:17) and listening to Him through His Word (Isaiah 51:7). Therefore …

  • We will emphasize and demonstrate a variety of biblical prayers in our worship.
  • We will support our relationships with prayer for spiritual and physical needs
  • We will pray that God would work mightily in and through our church.

Community
We value biblical community where people have opportunity to serve and love one another (Acts 2:44-46). Therefore …

  • We will worship together as a church family drawn from diverse cultures.
  • We will participate in growth groups to develop new and strengthen existing relationships.
  • We will foster interconnectedness in our church.

Participation
We value participation in our church, faith, and community (James 1:22). Therefore …

  • We will encourage engagement by all in our corporate worship.
  • We will facilitate involvement in our church through relationship networks.
  • We will contribute to our community spiritually and tangibly as a church.

Discipleship
We value training people to follow all the commands of Christ (Matthew 28:19-20). Therefore …

  • We will apply and demonstrate the relevance of the Bible to all of life in our worship.
  • We will facilitate relationships between mature and new believers.
  • We will use the starting of new churches as the primary discipleship tool.

Multiplication
We value multiplying believers, leaders, and ministries (Acts 6:7; Acts 9:31; Acts 12:24). Therefore …

  • We will invite and welcome family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and acquaintances to our corporate worship services.
  • We will pursue new relationships with people.
  • We will start new churches that will exponentially increase our ministry capacity.

Partnerships
We value glocal (global & local) partners of like faith and practice in ministry that seek to spread the Bible’s good new of salvation (Philippians 1:3-6). Therefore …

  • We will worship with partners when it is appropriate and possible.
  • We will capitalize on existing and new relationships to develop new partnerships.
  • We will partner with new and existing churches to increase our ministry capacity.

Excellence
We value doing our best as we serve God (Colossians 3:23-24). Therefore …

  • We will bring God the first and best portion of our time, energy, finances, and abilities as acts of worship.
  • We will develop people’s life skills to encourage effective relationships.
  • We will evaluate our church ministries to better reflect God’s glory.