Who We Are

Here at Alice Springs Baptist Church we are a community of very diverse individuals and families. We all have slightly different values, passions and giftings when it comes to serving Christ. Yet there are certain common values that unify our efforts and define our distinctiveness as a Church community. Therefore we hold on to the following values:

• That people are transformed by the Holy Spirit through the power of God’s Word (2 Tim 3:16, Rom 1:16)
• Lost people matter to God and therefore ought to matter to us (Luke 15)
• We must be culturally relevant whilst remaining doctrinally pure (1 Cor 9:19-23)
• Church is about helping people live the Christian life with authenticity and freedom (Rom 12, Jam 1:22-27)
• The Church should function as a unified community of servants with men and women, of all ages and backgrounds, using their spiritual gifts
  (1 Pet 4:10-11, Gal 3:28)
  
• Spiritual growth and Christian community happen best in small groups (Acts 2:42-47, Luke 6:12-13)
  
• Excellence honours God and inspires people (Mat 5:41, Jer 12:5)
  The Church should be a place of love, acceptance and forgiveness
  (1 Cor13, Eph 4:32-5:2)
  
• Full devotion to Christ and His purposes is normal for every believer (Mat 28:19-20, Eph 4:15)
  
• Christ gives servant leaders as a gift to His Body with a view to every person being equipped to take responsibility for the spiritual health and governance of the Church (Eph 4:11-13, 1 Pet 2:5-10, 5:1-4)

All we do as an expression of the purposes God has given us, we endeavour to do while living out these values both individually and as a community.

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