Canterbury Baptist Church is committed to serving as apprentices of Jesus, and so our vision is summarised by three aims:
‘To know Jesus. To become like Him. To do the things that Jesus did.’
The outworking of this vision is seen in various practises that are pursued individually and as a community:
- The reading and study of Scripture so that we are actively shaped by His self-revelation and His Gospel of hope and love.
- The commitment to Prayer as practising the presence of God, inviting His Holy Spirit to comfort and instruct us, asking Him for help for ourselves or on behalf of others, and offering praise and worship.
- The resourcing and support for Witnessing to the hope and love of Jesus, both in our local community and overseas.
- The practise of Generosity, as we commit to give generously of our time, attention, and resources for God’s Kingdom purposes.
- The creation and sustaining of Community as a place of welcome for all, hospitality and mutual support.
- The pursuit of Sabbath rest. We seek to be a counter-culture to secular societies’ pursuit of ‘more’ by the being wise with our time and resources as we seek to model the ‘easy yoke’ of Jesus to the world.
In addition to the general vision and practices above, we believe God has specifically called us to grow new leaders who can model Jesus and be a part of the answer to the UK’s church leadership crisis. As such, we seek to partner, support and serve other like-minded churches in our local area.
We are part of Baptists Together and the South Eastern Baptist Association. We hold to the Declaration of Principle and the Evangelical Alliance Basis of Faith.