mission statement:
Second Baptist Church is committed to fostering:
• Meaningful, Christ-centered community
• Whole-life faith
• A transforming missional presence
Our mission statement is our formal written statement of our faith community purpose. The mission
statement guides the actions of our organization, defines our overall
goals, provides a sense of direction, and guides our decision-making. It provides "the
framework within which our strategies are formulated."
[1] Historically "mission statements" were associated with Christian missionaries; a missionary being defined as a person with a specifically religious mission. The word "mission" dates from 1598, originally of Jesuits sending ("missio", Latin for "act of sending") members abroad.