MISSION, VISION & VALUES

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

"Love God supremely and others sacrificially."

OUR VALUES:

• We Value The Bible                               2 Timothy 3:16-17
  • The basis for our faith
  • The authority for our life
• We Value Discipleship                   Matt. 28:19-20; Rom. 8:29
  • Prayer
  • Growth toward maturity
  • Christ-like behavior
  • Stewardship and service
• We Value Evangelism                           Acts 1:8
  • Through proclamation, demonstration and prayer
  • Locally, through
    • Intentional Relationships
    • Every believer able to tell his or her story
  • Globally, through
    • Sharing resources
    • Sending missionaries
    • Caring for those sent
• We Value Worship                                Hebrews 10:25; John 4:24; Psalm 2:11
  • God-pleasing
  • Christ-centered
  • Corporate and personal
• We Value Community                            I John 4:7ff
  • Unity
  • Belonging
  • Caring and service
  • Mutual accountability
  • Sacrificial love
• We Value All People                            Gen. 1:26-27; Matt. 25:31ff; James 1:27
  • Created in the image of God, all humans have worth and dignity
  • Compassion
  • Intervention
  • Protection

OUR VISION:

• Everyone at LBC:
  • Connected
  • Growing in the knowledge of God
  • Engaged in Biblical worship
  • Sharing his or her faith
  • Involved in service
    
• Aggressively communicating the message of God's love to Northwest Indiana and beyond
  
• Growing the Church of Jesus Christ

FOCUS STATEMENT:

God willing, by December, 2012, Liberty Bible Church will minister to an average of 2,500 persons each weekend, providing them with a quality worship experience, practical Bible teaching and an opportunity to both serve and build relationships with others. In addition, we will have 75% of our average attendance involved in a small group. Finally, we will seek to identify at least one new site and begin at least one new center of worship and ministry in the region, utilizing the multi-site approach to church growth.          (Approved Jan., 2008)

Membership Covenant:

Having been led by the Spirit to receive Jesus Christ as Savior, and having been led to join together with those of like faith as members of Liberty Bible Church, we covenant together to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to fully use our spiritual gifts to build up the church; and to contribute cheerfully and regularly for the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of those in need, and the spread of the gospel through all nations, to the glory of God.     (Approved May, 2009)