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What are our Vision and Beliefs?


Our Vision

the_bibleAt Belconnen Baptist we dream to be a church of Godly influence:

  • that has the Great Commission as its first priority, with people so passionate for mission that they are willing to be equipped and sent to bring Christ to their communities
  • where the Word of God is taught in such a way that people align their values, beliefs and practices to God’s Kingdom
  • where the services are filled with people worshipping God in Spirit and Truth, the Holy Spirit changes lives, and all are inspired to live the ways of Christ
  • that is so compassionate that the needy will find love, the hurting will discover hope, and justice is proclaimed
  • that continues to grow larger and yet small enough that people feel integrated – joined together by large numbers of small groups!
  • where people pray fervently, serve God with enthusiasm and care for one another
  • with attractive multi-functional facilities that seek to be a Christian centre of ministry, mission and training.

Yes, we dream of a church where people love being a part of it, enthusiastically tell others about it, and desire to build it up to the glory of God.  This is our dream – to be a church of Godly influence – where the Holy Spirit changes the destiny of many.

Our statements of beliefs

We believe:

  • in one eternal God who created all things and who exists in three persons – the Father, the Son and the Spirit;
  • that all people are created in God’s image for relationship with God and thus have dignity and value;
  • that because the first man Adam disobeyed God, all people have sinned and have therefore become separated from God and subject to his judgement, condemnation and punishment;
  • that Jesus Christ, though the divine Son of God, came to earth as a human, lived a sinless life, was killed by crucifixion, was buried, rose again physically and returned to heaven;
  • that through his perfect obedience to the Father in his life and death and by rising from the dead, Jesus has opened the way for all people to be forgiven and restored to fellowship with God, being freed from the guilt, penalty and power of sin;
  • in the essential work of God the Spirit in making the death of Jesus effective in the individual, granting repentance toward God the Father and faith in Jesus his Son;
  • that God the Spirit lives in those who have faith in Jesus, transforming them to be more like Jesus, and equipping and empowering them to serve God;
  • that there is one universal church to which all who have faith in Jesus belong, and that the local church is the primary means that God uses to reach the world and fulfil his mission;
  • in celebrating baptism by immersion of those who have come to faith in Jesus as a witness to their participation by faith in his death, burial, and resurrection;
  • in celebrating the Lord’s supper in remembrance of Jesus’ death and in anticipation of his return;
  • in the personal return and reign of Jesus, God the Son, when the whole human race, both the living and the dead, will be held accountable to God – those who have put their faith in Jesus will experience eternal life with God and those who have not will experience eternal separation from God.
  • in the divine inspiration of the bible, being the Old and New Testaments, which is the supreme and sufficient authority in all matters of Christian belief and conduct.

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