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Hampton
Baptist Church
Our
Vision, Core Values, and Strategic Goal
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Our
Vision
From generation to generation, we
will seek to proclaim the good news of
God’s grace by following the example of Jesus Christ who ministered to
the
needs of others through teaching, serving, and loving God and neighbors.
Our Core Values
To worship God in a reverent and
dignified manner utilizing scripture,
music, prayer, and the ordinances of communion and baptism;
To participate in hands-on mission
activities both locally and globally,
and to support mission endeavors through the
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship;
To fellowship as a community of
faith through prayer support, care and
compassion, as well as laughter and recreation;
To live out a theology that
recognizes the priesthood of all believers,
the autonomy of the local church, open inquiry of scripture,
the leadership of men and women in ministry,
and grace-filled acceptance of persons of all walks of life;
To encourage spiritual growth
through meaningful Bible study,
Sunday School classes, prayer meetings, and special studies;
To minister to the unique needs of
a multi-generational congregation by
providing ministry to children, youth, adults, and senior adults with
a
commitment to reach out to our community and seek to bring
others into our fellowship;
To be good and faithful stewards of
all our resources including our time,
talents, finances, staff, facilities, and our rich history and heritage.
Adopted January 31, 2007
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Our Strategic
Goal
To maintain our Vision and Core
Values, within the next five years we will increase the active
membership in our church to 500 people participating in one or more
church activities monthly (10% net growth per year)
Missions
To Conduct three major local
outreach missions, two mission trips each year, three major year-round
mission projects, fifty other mission projects, and participate in CBF
Global Mission projects.
Education
To provide for Adult, Youth, and
Children’s Sunday School classes to meet the attendance goal, in
adequately-sized classrooms with appropriate technology, storage, and
teaching resources
To provide facilities for a
Library, Wednesday night activities, Vacation Bible School and other
education opportunities
Worship
& Music
To maintain the formal warmth and
dignity of the traditional service in our historic sanctuary, while
increasing comfort, accessibility, and energy efficiency.
To expand the choral and
instrumental music programs, and provide performance, rehearsal, and
storage facilities
To provide for alternative worship
and ministries
Administration
& Fellowship
Have one pastoral/program staff
member for every 150 people and one support staff person for every two
pastoral/program staff members.
Have facilities that allow the
congregation to meet, eat, and entertain together in safe, secure, and
comfortable surroundings
April 15, 2007
Affirmed May 2, 2007
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