We believe our mission as a church is to glorify God by helping people find their fullness of joy in Jesus Christ (John 17:13). How do we see ourselves accomplishing this mission throughout Centre Hastings? We want to encourage people to pursue a simple, straightforward strategy in their lives that includes five priorities as it relates to the church.

 

Evangelism

Share Christ with others (John 17:18)

• Build a relationship with others and be a friend. Jesus calls us to be friends with others (Matthew 11:19).

• Share a personal faith story. Let your friends observe your life. As seeking friends see how Jesus affects your daily life, they explore, through your life, what Christ could do for them.

• Introduce Jesus. Share the gospel with others one on one. Lead seeking friends to MBC: invite them to attend a special event, a worship service or maybe a small group.

• Therefore, we want to keep our church structure simple and our church programming minimal so that people can focus their attention on the mission God has given us. 

 

Fellowship

Join a small group (Matthew 20:17; Acts 19:9)

• Take your place in a circle of friends in a small group, a vital means for personal spiritual growth in a non-threatening setting. 

• Practice the "one anothers" in the New Testament.

 

Worship

Meet to worship with others (Acts 2:46; Hebrews 10:25)

• Meet together with other believers on a regular, weekly basis to worship God.

• We seek to blend the hymns of the past with the new worship songs from the present that reflect celebration         (Psalm 122:1), inspiration (Isaiah 40:31) and preparation (Ephesians 4:11-12).

 

Discipleship

Develop and grow in the faith (Matthew 28:19)

• Spend personal time with the Lord each day reading the Bible and praying.

• Spend time learning from other Christians, learning and growing together.

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Service

Serve Christ (1 Peter 4:10-11)

• Invest the time, talents and treasures God has given you in reaching out to others around you in one primary church-related ministry.

 

We cannot glorify God by helping people find their fullness of joy in Jesus on our own. God is sovereign. He is the Lord of the harvest. We believe we must seek Him and depend upon Him for everything, in prayer. We desire to surround ourselves, our friends, and our church in prayer. God empowers all we do and are as we depend upon Him in prayer--for His glory alone. (Ephesians 1:11-12; 6:19-20)