“Reaching people with the Gospel, building lives through God’s Word, equipping believers for service, and multiplying disciples for the glory of God.”
Our vision is to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
We believe the Gospel is not something we keep within the walls of the church. Christ has commanded us to go into the world and make disciples.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations...”
— Matthew 28:19
We desire Haven Baptist Church to be a church that actively reaches:
Our question:
Who needs to hear the Gospel through me?
Our vision is to build strong Christian lives through the truth of God's Word.
Salvation is not the destination of discipleship; it is the beginning.
We want believers to become spiritually mature, biblically grounded, faithful, and Christlike.
“As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby.”
— 1 Peter 2:2
We desire to build:
Our question:
Am I becoming more like Christ?
Our vision is to equip every believer to serve Christ and His church.
The church is not a place where a few people do the ministry while everyone else watches. Every believer has been given a purpose and a place in the body of Christ.
“For the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”
— Ephesians 4:12
We desire to equip believers to:
Our question:
How am I using what God has given me to serve Christ?
Our vision is to multiply disciples who make disciples.
Healthy Christianity reproduces itself.
We do not want to simply grow a larger church. We want to develop believers who can reproduce their faith, invest in others, raise up leaders, strengthen families, plant churches, and send workers into the harvest.
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
— 2 Timothy 2:2
Our desire is multiplication:
Christ → Disciples → Disciple-makers → Leaders → Churches
We want to leave behind a spiritual legacy that reaches further than our generation.
Our question:
Who am I helping to follow Christ?
People with the Gospel.
Lives through God's Word.
Believers for service.
Disciples for God's glory.
We envision Haven Baptist Church becoming a church where:
The lost are reached.
Believers are growing.
Every member is serving.
Disciples are multiplying.
Families are strengthened.
Leaders are developed.
Churches are planted.
Missionaries are sent.
And Christ is glorified.
We measure our success not merely by how many people attend Haven Baptist Church, but by how many people are being transformed by Jesus Christ and are helping others follow Him.
“For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen.”
— Romans 11:36