At Bethel, our purpose as a church family is expressed as follows:

We describe "fully devoted followers" in this way:

	Believers They have sincerely repented of their sin, put their trust in Jesus and his death, burial and resurrection, and have publicly declared their faith by being baptized. [Acts 2:38; Romans 10:9-10]
	Spirit-Filled They yield to the Spirit. They live by the Spirit. They keep step with the Spirit. The Spirit's presence is obvious in their lives, making them fruitful by empowering them for service and transforming their character. [Galations 5:13-25]
	Loving As loved people, they are loving people. [John 13:34-35; 1 John 4:9-11]
	Growing Those who follow Christ fully grow in grace and in their knowledge of Christ Jesus. They grow in their relationship with God: their love for God, fear of God, obedience to God, service for God, and knowledge of God. And they grow in Christ-like character: moral purity, holiness, integrity, humility, compassion, and mutual submission. [1 Peter 2:2; 2 Peter 3:18]
	Disciplined Fully devoted followers integrate biblical disciplines into their lives such as: Bible reading and meditation, prayer, fasting, regular church attendance and giving. [1 Cor. 9:24-27; 2 Tim. 1:7]
	Connected Fully devoted followers are faithfully commited to and active in the life of our church family. They are involved together in service, growth, worship and fellowship. [Phil. 2:1-4; Hebrews 10:24-25]
	Witnesses Our Lord called us to be his witnesses. We represent Christ to our world striving to give credible personal testimony to the reality of Jesus and his Gospel. [Acts 1:8]
	Stewards Fully devoted followers of Jesus submit to him in how they manage their time, abilities, and resources. Inherent in stewardship is the biblical practice of tithing. [Proverbs 3:9-10]
	Servants Jesus' followers act like Jesus who adopted the role of a servant and went about doing good. They serve Christ and others both in and outside the church by devoting themselves to good works. [Philippians 2:5-7; Galations 5:13; 6:9-10; Titus 3:8; Ephesians 2:8-10]
	Loving and faithful to their families Parents demonstrate personal responsibility for the spiritual, emotional, social, mental and physical well being of their children, disciplining them in the faith and encouraging them to become vital members of Christ's body, the church. Marriage parters are faithful to their vows, treating each other with love and respect. Everyone appropriately honors, loves, and responds to the needs of parents, siblings and their extended family. [Ephesians 5:22-6:4]

Our Family Values :

• We’re better together … the value of team
• It’s not about us … it’s about Christ and his Kingdom
• People matter to God … so people matter to us

Our Vision for the Future is:

• to be family ... a place where people can find nurturing relationships
• to build families ... to help all families (single parent, blended, etc.) grow strong in Christ