Our Mission/Vision
Église Baptiste Béthanie de Fort Lauderdale exists to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the community and the world, and to equip its members to grow in authentic relationship with the Lord and one another.
Motto:
A United Church for the glory of God
Association:
We are a Southern Baptist Convention church. We partner with doctrinally aligned churches in the world to proclaim God’s kingdom.
A CHURCH EMPOWERED BY THE SPIRIT.
The Holy Spirit controls our worship, teaching, and lifestyle. Although we highly value intellectual savviness, Charisma, and excellent organization, we position ourselves in the hands of the Holy Spirit to “ta walk in manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (Eph 4:1). The primary purpose of our church is
The goal of strategic planning is to accomplish ministry through a team approach. Empowering different ministries in the church to work effectively in specific areas in the church ministry is potent for the church development.
Bethany Baptist Church Core Values Statement
- Ministry
- A team Effort: We are committed to a team model for ministry and organization that equips and empowers every family, member, and leader in the church (Eph 4: 11-16).
- We seek to equip all our members to effectively accomplish the work of Bethany Baptist Church ministry (Eph 4: 11-13)
- Lost People
- We believe that lost people matter to God, and therefore, ought to matter to the church. We value unchurched, lost people and we will use every available Christ-honoring means to pursue, win, and disciple them (Luke 19:10; Luke 5:30-32; Matt 28: 19-20).
- Ministry Excellence
- Since God gave His best (Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ), we seek to honor Him by giving Him our best every day. We strive to maintain a high standard in all our ministries and activities for the glory of God (Col 3: 23-24; Rom 8: 32).
- Christ’s Headship
- We acknowledge Christ as the Head of our church and submit ourselves and all our activities to His will and good pleasure (Eph.1:22-23)
- Biblical Teaching
- We are committed to teach God’s Word with integrity and authority so that people can come to Jesus Christ and believers can mature in Him (2 Tim.3:16-17; 4:2).
- We believe that the Scripture (the Bible) is the inspired Word of God. It is the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the final and divine authority for all Christian faith and life.
- We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
- Authentic Worship
- Our deepest desire is to acknowledge God’s supreme value in our lives through our vibrant and passionate worship service (Rom.12:1-2)
- Our worship service is the reflection of our hearts to glorify God. We worship God with songs that we find purpose, which helps us to dive deeper and deeper in the infinite presence of God.
- Prayer
- Prayer is the essence of our lives. We cherish our relationship with the Lord by investing our time in prayer continuously. We rely on private and corporate prayer in all aspects of our church from planning to, execution, and activities of all ministries in the church (Matthew 7: 7-11).
- We believe that God desires His people to pray. We believe that God answers prayers according to His will (James 5: 13-18).
- Family
- We support the spiritual nurture of the family as one of God’s dynamic means to perpetuate the Christian faith (2 Tim 1: 5).
- We seek to provide an atmosphere which strengthens marriages and families. We are committed to strong youth and children’s programs.
- We value fellowship that is relational and sacrificial. We seek to create all kinds of activities to get members acquainted with each other.