Mission & Beliefs

Our Mission

Glorify God = making disciples

Jesus himself affirms that the Greatest Commandment is to “love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (Matthew 22:36, ESV).” Jesus also commissioned his church to be disciple makers (Matthew 28:18-20). At Northside, we believe that we glorify God by discipling others to be followers of Jesus Christ.

Our Vision

Our people will be known for having a clear passion for deep discipleship and far-reaching community engagement.

Our Strategy

Based on Mark 9:1-29, we believe there are five important components to discipleship.

  • In relationship to God, disciples are enthusiastic about gathering together for praise, prayer and the proclamation of the Word.

  • Disciples are eager to grow in their knowledge and application of the Word.

  • Disciples are ready to go to our neighbors and the nations in Jesus’ name.

  • Disciples’ relationships with others should always be characterized by grace.

  • Disciples always keep the Gospel at the center of all they do.

Our Beliefs

  • Through His sinless life, practical teaching, atoning death and glorious resurrection we are shown both how to be right with God and live right with Christ as King.

  • Without the Bible as the written word of God, we would know nothing about Jesus, the living and incarnate Word of God. God gave us His Word to instruct us and we place a high priority on seeking to align our believing and our living with the scriptures. The Bible is the final authority on all matters of faith and practice.

  • The Gospel may secure our future life with God, but is also instructs us in how we live now. Both truths are equally important; we must know how to get to God (by faith in Him and repentance of our sins), and we must know what it looks like to live for God. In a fractured and divided world, being Gospel people makes us conscious of how to best speak the truth in love. We desire to be right and in alignment with the scriptures, but we cannot do that without being loving as well.

  • Our day and age underestimates the church. Through the Gospel, God is making a new, redeemed humanity and the center of that humanity is His Bride, the church. The church is not some optional add-on to the buffet of life. God intends for His children to be in His family - which means active and intimate participation in a local body to which you submit. It is both inconsistent and unwise to live apart from the partnership, protection, and power of a local congregation.

For an expanded view of our beliefs, please see Baptist Faith & Message 2000.