Our Vision

Our vision of Central Church Ipswich is that by God’s grace, we will be a healthy, Christ-centred community of believers, faithful to God and each other which:

a. Commits to God’s Word (2 Timothy 4:1-5; Hebrews 6:1-3; Ephesians 4:11-16)

b. Cultivates faithful servants of God (Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31)

c. Celebrates God (Psalm 95; 1 Corinthians 14:36-25; 1 Timothy 2:1-3)

d. Cares for people (Romans 12:9-13; 1 Peter 5:1-5; Philippians 2:1-11; Acts 4:32-37; Matthew 25:31-46)

e. Calls others to faith in Christ (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Peter 3:13-17)

Commitment to God’s Word is reflected in spiritually mature people. Our vision is for a living community where no one is spiritually stagnant. Instead, everyone is growing more in love with Jesus every day. This happens best in relationships, so each maturing believer will be connected in Word-based relationships with other believers such as homegroups, accountability groups, and mentoring relationships.

Faithful servants of Jesus are empowered people, ready to do his work. Empowered people are trained and sent to do ministry work, so we will be an equipping church. Our vision is that every member will know their ministry gifts and strengths, and that every member will be a minister. We will invert the 80/20 principle so that 80% of our people are trained and meaningfully engaged in ministry.

Our vision is for a community of worshipping people who love God and whose passion in life is His glory. This will be demonstrated in passionate and inspiring worship where God’s diverse people gather to worship Him in spirit and in truth. We will also demonstrate our love for God in prayer. Our community will be faithful in prayer, both corporately and individually.

We will be caring people. God’s people love one another and they love the community in which they live. We will be the servant hands and feet of Jesus in Ipswich without seeking anything in return. Hurting and needy people will know Central Church cares and that we are a blessing to each other and to the city of Ipswich.

Our vision is that we will be a church of missional people. Missional people take the light of Jesus and let it pierce the darkness of the world. We will be a life-saving boat, brave enough to leave the safe waters of our beach-station and to enter the waters of the city.