Be The Church | Part 4

Being our church’s mission statement, it is vital that we discuss what this means on a frequent basis. For some, the mission statement might seem vague and too obvious. Of course, you are a church, your mission is to be a church. For Bethel Church, the organization, it means that we should be constantly evaluating the institution to ensure that we are fulfilling the roles of the New Testament church. If we aren’t, we need to make adjustments. For the body of this local church, the mission statement is significant. We don’t just want people to attend church, we ask them to be the church everywhere they go. Everyone is a minister. Everyone has been called to the ministry of reconciliation. Everyone has a gift that we are required to use. Continually moving away from the super pastor model, and moving to the super equipper model where people are equipped to do ministry. We mustn't take away from the “in the walls” ministry to emphasize the need to do “outside of the walls” ministry. They are both vital.