If churches aren't careful, they can be about a lot of things. Thankfully, Jesus made it very clear for us that He wants us to be about: making disciples (followers) of Him. With that in mind, we've tried to summarize Matthew 28:19-20 with this short, memorable mission statement:

Redeemer Bible Church Exists to Help People Know, Love, and Serve Jesus Christ.

In May of 2015, God started to turn a dying church around with this statement. In everything we do, we want God to use our lives to help people come to know Jesus in salvation (John 17:3; Phil 3:8-9), grow in their love for Him as they follow His teachings (John 14:15, 21, 23) and serve Him as we go and care for the people in our lives and even around the world (Acts 1:8; Rom 12:9-13; 1 Pet 4:10).

This is why Redeemer exists. This is what, by God's grace, we will be all about. If this resonates with you, join us this weekend!

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• We Have A High View Of God.
• We Believe The Bible Determines Everything.
• We Promote Gospel-Centrality.
• We are Committed to Biblical Preaching.
• We Depend on God in Prayer.
• We Strive to be Others-Focused.
• We Serve Sacrificially.
• We Cultivate Genuine Community.
• We Advance Shepherd Leaders.

Our hope and constant prayer is that this list of values will shape the people that call Redeemer Bible Church their home.

The 66 books of the Bible are our highest authority in all matters concerning a person's salvation and growth thereafter (2 Pet 1:2-4).  In other words, we do not look inside ourselves or to other sources outside of the Bible for direction from God (2 Pet 1:16-19). This means the Bible alone dictates what we think, do, and teach because God is the ultimate source of the Bible (2 Tim 3:16-4:2; 2 Pet 1:20-21).

The Gospel is not something to move beyond, ever (1 Cor 15:3; Phil 1:21). We agree with John Owen (1616-1683), who wrote, "Holiness is nothing but the implanting, writing, and realizing of the Gospel in our souls" (Works 3:370).

This is the most important activity any church can do because it is in the preaching of God's Word that He is present and addresses us. Therefore, we go through books of the Bible in such a way that each person understands the text, sees how it applies to their lives, and loves Jesus more as a result.

We devote ourselves to prayer (Col 4:2) to affirm that God makes disciples who know, love, and serve Jesus, and gives us love for our neighbors.  All credit belongs to Him when that is accomplished through us.

To be a Christian is to love (John 13:34-35). Like Jesus, God has sent each of us (John 17:18) to the places we live, work, study, play and worship to be sacrificial workers for the good of all those we interact with.

Based on biblical metaphors for the church like a body, a family and a building, there is an expectation that each of us is "doing life" with other Christians, all ages, all ethnicities, all socioeconomic backgrounds – everyone knowing and caring for one another (1 Cor 12:25-26; Eph 2:19-22).

If Jesus Himself did not come to be served, but to serve, so should everyone who aspires to leadership (Mark 10:42-45). Humble, sacrificial, qualified (1 Tim 3:1-13 & Titus 1:5-9), others-focused, disciple-making contributors are the people we want leading our church, working on our staff, serving in our ministries and being examples to our kids.  They put people before programs, and they see themselves as existing to bless others.