Founding Goals and Purposes

When Pastor Sprecher first met with an interested group of people about his desire to plant a new Baptist Church in Star Valley, he presented a fourteen point series of Founding Goals and Purposes. They may help to understand Friendship Baptist Church.

Goals & Purposes

1. An evangelistic/soul-winning church, balanced with an emphasis on Bible teaching and edification.
2. A church whose purpose is to equip the saints to do the work of the ministry—maximum membership involvement.
3. A church with pastoral leadership based on love, respect, and God’s calling—“shepherd”ship
   not dictatorship.
4. A church that positively stands for truth and righteousness and that is separate from false doctrine and worldliness.
5. A church where fellowship is warm and sincere.
   • Fellowship among believers
   • Fellowship with churches of like faith
6. A compassionate church.
   • Having compassion for the unsaved.
   • Having compassion for faltering saints.
   • Having a willingness to accept people where they are and to help them become what they should be.
7. A church with standards of Godliness expected of those in positions of leadership.
8. A church that has traditional/conservative Christ-honoring music in the music program.
9. A church that exhibits Christian liberty in non-essentials.
10. A church that is built on the preaching/teaching of God’s Word, not a following of the current fads that please the multitude.
11. A church that has a willingness to think “outside of the box” for unique and effective ways and places to share the Gospel and minister to people.
12. A church that depends on the power of the Holy Spirit called down by prayer rather than on human strength.
13. A church that , in God’s time, will have:
    • Youth and children’s ministries
    • A Christian school
    • A strong emphasis on missions
14. A church that will work under the auspices of Northwest Baptist Missions as a mission church until church maturity is gained.

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