To Honor God by Leading People to Become Devoted Followers and
Ministers of Jesus Christ

Our Values
(the posturing that every person at Bethany should have before the Lord)

• An Open Bible
• A Bended Knee
• A Joyful Heart
• A Hospitable Spirit
• A Servant Attitude
• An Evangelistic Fervor
• A Global Perspective

Our Vision
To be a community of Christ-followers wholeheartedly responsive to the
love of God, radically transformed into the image of Christ, and powerfully mobilized into Kingdom work by the Holy Spirit.

Bethany Vision Faith Objectives:

We intend to:

1. Be a community of Christ-followers wholeheartedly responsive
to the love of God.

We envision becoming a community of responsive worshippers, where
every person longs for both individual and community worship; where
lifting up Christ is enjoyed and appreciated in worship; where the
character and works of God are relentlessly and passionately exalted;
where the honoring of God is infused into every element and experience
of the believer's lives; where the presence of God is felt, experienced,
and enjoyed regularly in individual lives, in their families, and in
community worship; where knowing, loving, and honoring God is
preeminent over any desire, ambition, accomplishment, and experience; where prayer is a passionate priority; and where God's people are
faithfully listening and responding to the heart and voice of their
Heavenly Father.

2. Be a community of Christ-followers radically transformed by the person and work of Christ and into the image of Christ.

We envision becoming a community of journeying pilgrims, where the
person and work of Christ is central to our lives and relationships; where God's Word dwells in us richly and is transforming our minds and lives; where God's Word and the Good News of the gospel are proclaimed and practiced; where faithful Bible study is practiced by God's people; where authentic and mutually accountable relationships are the norm and are eagerly sought by the body; where suffering is welcomed as essential to
the transformation journey; where tears are accepted, humanity
permissible, and repentance and forgiveness embraced; where grace is
the environment, holiness and obedience the expectation, and following Christ the expression of a multigenerational community covenanted
together in the journey of life; where followers of Christ embrace the
spiritual disciplines and integrate a biblical perspective and world-view
into their lives; and where hope, healing, and reconciliation are powerfully discovered and displayed by God's people.

3. Be a community of Christ-followers powerfully mobilized into Kingdom work by the Holy Spirit.

We envision becoming a community of mobilized ministers, where
Christ-followers are carefully and courageously trained and deployed for Kingdom work, for spiritual battle, for service to the body, and for discipleship multiplication; where Spirit-activated boldness and
Spirit-infused love for both believers and unbelievers are the norm; where Spirit-generated outreach and ministry to lost people is regularly engaged
by God's people; where kingdom-minded believers courageously take the gospel across their streets and across the oceans; where people's
spiritual gifts are faithfully activated for service to the believing community and to our broken world; where the leading and empowering of the
Holy Spirit is embraced and enjoyed; where Great Commission
partnerships are welcomed; and where God's people regularly live out
their purpose and calling as devoted followers and ministers of
Jesus Christ.