Every church needs to ask that question. Until the answer is discovered and accepted, there can be no foundation, no motivation, no direction for ministry. Reclamation has pulled 4 “purposes for the church” out of the Bible to create our Mission Statement. It is our “church compass” that keeps our priorities straight, helps us minister effectively, and gives us a tool to evaluate our progress. As you’ve already read in a previous part of this packet, life for all of us begins apart from God. It may be hectic or peaceful, violent or safe, slow or fast, but without God it is purposeless! He exists outside of life, waiting and wanting us to recognize our utter need of a life with him both for now and into the next life. But it requires us to seek after him and make a decision to pursue a life with God. That process is illustrated in the Reclamation Map below. Each section of the “yard” is crucial to a full life with God, and each has multiple ministries associated with it that ensure the church is doing all it can to give people a complete and ongoing experience of what it means to walk with God.

Reclamation exists to see people...

COME Home to Christ

People are different. We have different life experiences, cultural uniqueness'

and spiritual histories. Yet the one thing that unites us, whether we’re aware of

it or not, is our need of God. That's why our #1 priority is sharing the truth of

God as revealed in the Bible in ways that will ultimately lead people to a real,

solid, and saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

(1 Corinthians 9:19-27, Matthew 28:18-20)

GROW Closer to God

We are committed to helping people pursue a life-long process of spiritual

growth. This includes developing basic Biblical disciplines, values, character,

and commitments of true disciples of Jesus Christ through interaction with

other members in both large and small group settings where study of God’s

Word and principles of the Christian Life are the central themes.

(Romans 12:1, 2, Hebrews 6:1, 2 Peter 3:18)

SERVE Others

The church is at times referred to in scripture as "The Body of Christ" -

emphasizing the connectedness that each individual has with every other

member. We, therefore, make it our business to express spoken and tangible

love to those in the church at all times, and dedicate ourselves to being

involved in ministries that build up the Body of Christ.

(James 2:16, 16, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31, Ephesians 4:11-12,

1 Peter 3:8)

GO Change the World

The ultimate goal for disciple-development is to be reproducing our faith in the

life of another. Therefore, we will mobilize the church for ministry within their

circle of relationships and encourage financial giving to advance the global

mission of world evangelism.

(Acts 1:8, Romans 10:13-14, 1 Peter 3:15)