East End Baptist Church 1. The Heart of God: We value the Bible as the Infallible, inspired, inerrant Word of God and our authority. We value bringing our Bible to church and scripture memorization. 2. The Heart of Salvation: We value salvation as a gift from God, It is a personal relationship with God, our heavenly father, obtained only through belief in the atoning death on the cross, burial in the tomb and resurrection in power of Jesus Christ, God's son. In salvation is the promise of eternal life. 3. The Heart of evangelism: The sharing of the message of Jesus with others. This is a urgent concern because the Bible says that without Jesus we are condemned, but with Jesus we have salvation. We believe that we are all responsible the sharing our verbal testimony with others. 4. The Heart of Family Life: We value family life. We believe that healthy families are important and that our church family should support healthy family living. 5. The Heart of Education: We value education as a key that helps to transform our lives and unlock our potential. We believe that part of our Christian witness is doing our best in school or whatever learning environment we find ourselves in. We believe that every Christian needs to also be in regular participation in Christian education activities which includes our growth oriented Sunday School. 6. The Heart of Stewardship: We value stewardship as a tangible expression of our love for God. This powerful Christian witness includes signing a commitment card and being faithful in our gifts, time, talents and money. 7. The Heart of Leadership: We value Holy Spirit anointed leadership that models that which is expected in all our church family. All church leaders should strive to maintain a good testimony, give the tithe or more to the Lord, and be regular in worship and Bible study. We value the anointed leadership of the Pastor. 8. The Heart of Our Youth: We value our youth as a vital part of the church of today. We believe that it is our responsibility to give special attention to their spiritual development during their formative years. 9. The Heart of Worship: We value worship as the celebration of God through Holy Spirit anointed prayer, praise, preaching, singing and giving. We believe that we worship God only as we participate in these celebrative acts. 10. The Heart of Spiritual Life: We value the anointing or filling of the Holy Spirit. We believe that this anointing makes the difference in leading, teaching, singing, praising, preaching and living the victorious Christian life. 11. The Heart of Mission: We value service to God and others both in our community and around the world. 12. The Heart of Spiritual Gifts: We value spiritual gifts and believe that each of us will do our best when we have identified our spiritual gift(s) and work in that area. 13. The Heart of Christian Living: We Value Christian living and believe that the supreme attributes of Christ-love, grace, holiness, morality, righteousness, compassion, peace and joy- should be manifest in our lives. 14. The Heart of Spiritual Journey: We value our spiritual journey that begins when we are saved and continues as we grow in Christ likeness (discipleship)Core Values 15. The Heart of Excellence: We value excellence and harmony. We believe they honor God and inspire people. Excellence and harmony should guide our planning, organization, execution, evaluation and environment. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy Soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy StrengthEast End Baptist Church copyright (c) 2011 East End Baptist Church all rights reserved bcjb@aol.com