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Mission
Statement
The identity of Riverside Baptist Church is centered in its understanding
of God's call as the body of Christ in the world. As the body of
Christ, we are an open and affirming community of believers with
a diversity of gifts and experiences united under the Lordship of
Jesus Christ. As the continuing presence of Christ in the world,
we seek to share the grace, peace, joy and hope of God with all
people.
This
mission is carried out through faithfulness in the primary disciplines
of the Christian life set forth in Acts 2:37-47. These disciplines
include education, worship, fellowship and missions. Each church
member and the congregation, as a whole, are responsible for practicing
and providing these disciplines. Only through faithful practice
of these disciplines will the church achieve the maturity of faith
necessary to represent Christ in the world.
Four
biblical principles serve as guides in carrying out the mission
of the church. First, Jesus Christ is the defining reality for the
grace which we seek to share. Second, each person is called upon
to share who he or she is and what he or she possesses in accomplishing
the common good. Third, the grace of Christ is shared freely with
all people without discrimination. Fourth, we are guided by the
first and second commandment which Jesus identified as encompassing
all laws, to love God and one's neighbor as oneself.
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