Our Mission

     Central Baptist Church of Bearden exists that people may
               Know Jesus Christ as Lord,
                    Grow as His Disciples and
                         Share his love in word and deed.

Our Vision

       Our Vision is for Central Baptist Church of Bearden to be a community of spiritually
       empowered believers who practice Loving God intimately, Loving People unconditionally,
       Leading People to Christ and Living His Mission.

Steps to Fulfillment

  Loving God intimately and expressing that love through passionate worship, dynamic
  prayer and obedience to His commands.

 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matthew 22:37 NIV)

          Make prayer central to everything we do.
          Plan and conduct both traditional and innovative worship experiences focused on God.
          Enhance congregational participation in all phases of worship.
          Encourage personal worship experiences that strengthen the spiritual lives of families
          and individuals and promote consistent obedience.

  Loving People by extending open arms in a compassionate and unconditional embrace to all,
  welcoming them to join us on the Christian faith journey, and ministering to their needs.

  "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly
  love. Honor one another above yourselves." (Romans 12:9-10 NIV)

          Strengthen Hospitality
          Establish ministry teams and care groups within Sunday School classes and other ministry
          organizations as front-line for delivering ministry.
          Believing all Christians are called to be ministers, refocus all Sunday School and Discipleship classes,
          and other groups, on developing Christians who are to function as ministers, both inside and outside
          the church.
          Intentionally utilize existing and new ministries to reach out aggressively to families and individuals.

  Leading People to become fully developed followers of Christ by equipping them to discover, cultivate
  and practice their spiritual gifts, talents and passion in service to Him.

  "It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be
  pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up."
    (Ephesians 4:11-12 NIV)

          Develop and implement a system for equipping all members to grow as authentic disciples of
          Christ and encouraging them to practice their gifts, talents and passion through ministry to others.

  Living His Mission by sharing the message of hope in Jesus Christ through dynamic and challenging
  proclamation of the gospel in word and deed.

  "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing then in the name of the Father and of the Son
  and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with
  you always, to the very end of the age." (Matthew 28:19-20 NIV)

  "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."
     (Matthew 25:40 NIV)

              Build intentional emphasis toward being on mission with God into our core identity.