Fox Valley Baptist Association

CORE VALUES/Mission/Vision Statement Rewrite
To Be Voted Upon at the Semi-Annual Meeting
6:30pm Tuesday April 13,2010
Calvary Baptist Church, Elgin, Illinois

1. CHRIST CENTERED, BIBLE BASED and PRAYER EMPOWERED: We are God’s workmen doing God’s work in God’s way. God alone gets the glory. (2Ti. 2:16.17). We recognize that when we pray we are strengthened to resist temptation. We also observe that it was when the disciples were praying in one accord that the Holy Spirit fell upon them giving them great power for boldness and effectiveness in proclaiming the gospel. (Acts 2, 4:31, 1st Th. 5:17)
Encourage believers to seek the Lord through prayer and Bible study, individually and corporately; as we grow in our relationship with the Lord others will see the difference Christ has made in our lives and we become living witnesses in all we do to those the Lord brings into our daily lives.

2. EVANGELISM FOCUSED: Proclaiming the Gospel of imputed righteousness through faith in Jesus Christ and calling people to repentance and obedience to the Gospel.(Ro. 1: 16-17, 10:14-15, Luke 4:18-19)

3. REVIVAL SEEKING: We recognize that we continually need a fresh outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit to revive our churches and bring in a great harvest of new converts.(Ex. 33:12-16, Is. 64:1-2, Ps. 80)

4. REMEMBERING THE NEEDY THROUGH MISSIONS: Sharing the love of Christ by responding to human needs through church, associational and community ministries.(Gal. 2:10, Is. 58, 1st Jn. 3:16-18, 2nd Co. 1:3-7, Mt.5:31-46)

5. CHURCH PLANTING & PREPARING LEADERS: Preparing more laborers for the harvest through discipleship and ministry training as new churches are established and people are saved. (2nd Tim. 2:1-2, Acts 2:41-47, Mt. 28:18-20)
a) Sow the word by starting new bible studies and/or Campus Ministries
b) Ministry Training in churches to prepare leaders and pastors
c) Judson University involvement
d) Ministry Training Center offering Associate of Divinity and/or Bachelor’s degree program
e) Intentionally strategize locations of new missions

6. CHURCH STRENGTHENING: Enlivening, encouraging, and expanding our existing churches.(Ep. 4:11-16, Ac. 15:40-41, Num. 32:6-7, Ep. 5:15-16)
a) Spiritual Revitalization
b) Numerical Growth
c) Leadership Development and Training
d) Appropriately utilizing current technology for the benefit of the kingdom

7. PARTNERSHIP MISSIONS: Missions partnership with other Southern Baptist churches, Associations, Illinois Baptist State Associaiton, other state conventions, the Southern Baptist Convention, and other Southern Baptist Agencies (1st Co. 3:7-9, Phil. 4:15)

FVBA Mission Statement
The purpose of FVBA is to assist in establishing and developing effective Baptist chruches. We will accomplish this by the following:
Section A—Encourage churches to be faithful to their Biblical Mission, as given in the Great commission: To Teach, Evangelize, Disciple, and Baptize.
Section B—Encourage member churhces to initiate new works and establish new churches.
Section C—Share resources and services with the churches and their leaders to help them develop and train their leaders.
Section D—Provide opportunities for churches to work together in evangelism, missions, and discipleship.
Section E—Encourage and participate in church and community ministries.

Vision Statement
That the Fox Valley Baptist Association will be a family of healthy growing churches reaching and ministering to North Central Illinois and the world by developing and multiplying disciples, leaders, and churches.

FVBA Priorities
I. Leadership Development
1. Equipping
a. Church Strengthening
b. Mentorship Program
c. Seminars
II. Healthy Church Development
1. Resourcing
Churches actively involved in the participation o continuous Biblical training to help their members reach their communities for Christ.

III. Healthy Church Planting
1. Assisting
1. Provide funding, training, and guidance to churches seeking to establish new churches.
2. Partner with churches to organize events. Assist churches in becoming involved in hands-on mission work.

IV. Missions/Ministry
1. Networking
Every church cooperating together to do missions in our area, state, and around the world; every church being equipped to empower their members to be personally involved.