Our vision for the future of Community Bible Church is rooted in the past. The first century church. The way of Christ and His apostles. We believe a commitment to doing church this way will lead to an exciting vision of what the church should be:

• We believe faithfulness to the word of God defines success in this age-not popularity, numbers, facilities or budgets (2 Timothy 4:1-4).
• We believe the purpose of the church is to glorify God and display His wisdom to the world (Ephesians 3:10; 20-21).
• We believe the great commission of the first century church is the mission of the 21st century church (Matthew 28:16-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:6-8).
• We believe the Church is “the pillar and support of the truth” and that this truth “was delivered once and for all” through the Apostles and that this “deposit” of truth ought to be preserved in all churches. (1 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Timothy 1:13-14; 3:10, 11, 15; 1 Thessalonians 3:15; 2 Peter 3:1-2; Jude 3, 17)
• We believe the Book of Acts was written to show every generation of Christians how to fulfill the great commission: through the multiplication of healthy, local churches-communities of Christians committed to maturing in Christ and to furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 24:44-49; Acts 1:8; Acts 13:1-4; 14:19-23; 20:28-32; 1 Timothy 3:14-16; Titus 1:5-9)
• We believe the multiplication of healthy, local churches includes three primary activities: 1) evangelism of unbelievers, 2) establishing believers in the teaching of Christ and His apostles, and 3) entrusting the leadership of a local church to well-trained leaders (Acts 13-14).
• We believe the evangelism of unbelievers in the Lawrence area and around the world will require the supernatural movement of the Holy Spirit-first and foremost-in concert with the people of God sharing the good news of Jesus Christ while living lives and doing good deeds “that will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive” (Acts 1:8; 16:6-13; Titus 2:1-9).
• We believe a church firmly established in the teaching of Christ and His apostles will be prepared to clearly and accurately share the gospel message, fully understand her mission in the world and be functioning as a family of families.
• We believe the leadership of a healthy church will take seriously the development of the next generation of leaders in the context of the local church by providing serious, ordered learning that begins with a firm foundation in the teaching of Christ and His apostles-the first principles of the faith-and moving on to help guide believers to discover the lifework God has prepared for them (Colossians 2:6-8; Hebrews 5:12).