Vision & Purpose
Our Purpose Statement
Living for God, Loving one another, Leading others to Jesus Christ
The good news of Jeus is our foundation & fuel
At Newlife we believe that the key to achieving our God given mission of reaching and growing fruitful followers of Jesus is the Gospel. Nothing can replace the centrality of our relationship with Christ to give us value and purpose before God. The Gospel both establishes our identity in Jesus Christ and fuels us to live Holy Lives that bring honour to God and reach out in love to the lost. Since God has lovingly called and established us to live for His Pleasure in Jesus Christ we value the following:
Our Core Commitments
Because of Jesus Christ and His Gospel we are committed to the following;
- Our Relationship with God. Living For God
Since God has graciously given us new life in Jesus we are committed to growing in our personal relationship with Him through clear, culturally relevant, Christ-centred Bible teaching, personal bible study and prayer all of which naturally result in spiritual growth and true life change. - Our Relationship with God's Family. Loving One Another
Since God has lovingly established us as His Children we are committed to growing together as one family under Jesus who in love nurture, encourage, serve and care for each other in practical ways. - Our Relationship with God’s World. Leading Others To Christ
Since God has demonstrated His immeasurable love for the world through Jesus and we have been called to partner Him in His mission we are committed to discovering and utilising all of our God given gifts, talents and resources so that we might lovingly serve our community and give them the best possible chance to come to know and follow Jesus. To this end we aim to be a church that regularly launches new congregations locally and partners in establishing new churches internationally.
Vision Statement
The vision of Newlife Presbyterian Church is to develop healthy, growing Christian communities in the Brisbane-Ipswich region that, by the grace of God, evangelise, disciple, serve, nurture and equip people for ministry, all within the context of enriching relationships.
Core Values
We believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ the head of the church and the Holy Spirit who encourages the body of Christ.
We believe the Word of God (the Bible) is our complete and final authority. We believe in culturally relevant corporate worship that, in the context of the church family, retells the gospel (that God is the creator, that we are sinful, that Jesus Christ was sacrificed for our sins and that we are to respond gratefully to God's grace and mercy) and inspires people to be led by the Spirit of Christ. (Inspiring Worship: Eph 5:19, Heb 10:12ff; 1 Thes 5:16-19)
We believe in teaching and training that equips people to share Christ by the acquisition of biblical knowledge, the development of skills and the adoption of godly attitudes. (Empowering Leadership: Eph 4:12ff)
We believe Jesus gave his life to seek and save the lost and He calls us to do likewise. (Need Oriented Evangelism: 1 Cor 9:20-22)
We believe that followers of Jesus Christ should manifest passionate spirituality and yearn for full devotion to Jesus Christ and His cause. (Passionate Spirituality: Rom 12:11-12)
We believe that the church should operate as a unified community of servants, stewarding their spiritual gifts, abilities, skills, time, money and resources within the context of functional structures. (Functional Structures: Mark 2:27)
We believe that loving relationships should permeate every aspect of church life. (Loving Relationships: John 13:34-35)
We believe that development of community is greatly facilitated through participation in small groups. (Holistic Small Groups: Acts: 2:46-47)
We believe that all members should be assisted to identify their spiritual gift(s) and be encouraged to use them. (Gift Oriented Ministry: 1 Peter 4:10)