In the Holy Bible, Acts 2:44 captures one of the greatest principles of the Christian church as it says,\ "And all who believed were together and had all things in common.\" While we esteem and celebrate the uniqueness of every member of our BDC family, we unapologetically treasure fifteen (15) core areas in the life of our church. Together, these shared values identify who we are, rally us toward all that we desire to accomplish, and unite us in fellowship. These are:
Prayer: Matthew 21:13 "My house shall be called a house of prayer". A healthy church must teach, preach, equip for, and practice fervent prayer. We seek to teach, inspire, motivate, challenge, and encourage each member of the body of Christ to pray and grow in their relationship with God daily.
Family: We are committed to building strong and effective families that serve the purposes that God ordained for them. We believe that the family constitutes a union between a man and a woman who are united in marriage, and their offspring.
Vision: God is a God of vision, productivity, and purposefulness. God has given BDC a vision "To impact Kenya and the rest of the world with the preaching of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ through the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, and with the love of Jesus see thousands of people enter into a relationship with Lord Jesus Christ.\" All of our efforts, finances, time, energy and overall resources are to be focused in such a way that this becomes the over-arching theme of all that we do and teach. The vision God has given the church must be cast, pursued, and by the grace of God fulfilled.
Stewardship: Stewardship is taking responsibility for those resources that God has so graciously provided for us. We believe that God has established the tithe as a way of giving and supporting the Church and its various ministries. We believe that offerings are above and beyond the tithe and should be a regular experience for every Christian. We believe wholeheartedly that God desires that his people prosper, that his church prospers and that sowing and reaping are biblical principles.
Leadership: We seek to equip the congregation to take leadership, ownership and have involvement within their Church and their community. We believe that leadership is both a gift and a skill. As a skill it can be learned by anyone willing to learn. We also define leadership as serving and laying down our lives for those around us. Jesus was the ultimate example of servant leadership in Mark 10:45. We strive to develop dynamic servant leadership in BDC at every level, while acknowledging the importance the 5-fold ministry for equipping of the Saints.
Ministry: We are committed to living, preaching, and teaching the unadulterated word of God in the power of the Holy Spirit. We value, appreciate, recognize, and operate in the diversity of gifts in building the body of Christ. The joyful responsibility of every member of BDC includes fully engaging in the life of the church. We ask and expect members to faithfully volunteer and actively engage in multiple areas of the church's ministry. We challenge every member to participate in a local or national mission activity. In addition, we believe that every member has a financial responsibility to support the work of Christ on earth through the Church. By participating in each of these areas of service, a member will experience the fullness of this church's fellowship.
The next generation: We value, invest into, and support at every level the children's ministry, youth ministry, college and young professional ministry, as well as any and all related ministries and strategies that develop the next generation in the Church. Our children are our future, and as such we are committed to being not only excellent, but cutting edge, purposeful, prayerful, and strategic in our efforts to disciple the young people of our church.
Community: We believe in and value community. The Church is a place where believers can relate to, encourage, protect, and admonish one another as we grow in our faith and experience God's grace. Community is place where values are shared, relationships are established, families are raised, and vision is accomplished.
Character: We believe that Godly character above natural gifts, talents, and abilities is the key to success in life and ministry. A person's character is developed through the Word of God, prayer, discipleship, a Christian worldview, and how they respond to God in difficult circumstances. Our goal is to help build godly character into the lives of all members of Believers Discipleship Chapel as they pursue their God destiny.
Evangelism: We believe that the Great Commission is at the heart of God's work. Our goal is to cultivate a heart for evangelism to the extent that it causes ministries and strategies to be created, resources to be released, the people to find fulfillment in Christian service as the world is impacted by the message of salvation. Acts 1:8 describes the church's empowerment to fulfill the Great Commission locally, nationally, and internationally.
Worship: We believe that worship is vital to our experience with God, just as is prayer and the Word. Our worship is not performance based. We teach that we should worship in spirit and truth as a whole hearted response to God's presence in the midst of His people. Music is an essential part of any culture and should be seen as a vital and strategic element to evangelism. Our desire is to build and worshiping Church addicted to the life changing presence of God.
Christian worldview: We believe that it is critical to develop a Christian World View in the life of every Christian. It is necessary that the looking glass in which we view the world, society, politics, and justice be a biblical one. A Christian worldview will produce hope, life, justice, action and victorious living in the life of a believer.
Partnership: We are committed to partnering with likeminded ministries, churches, Para church organizations, and other agencies that subscribe to our philosophy of ministry.
Excellence: The BDC family believes that honoring God with our very best is an essential quality of Christian living. In keeping with our identity and ministry target, we are committed to a culture of excellence in all our services and ministries. Great care is taken to ensure a wonderful, worshipful environment in every area of ministry.
Discipleship: At the core of every ministry is maturity and fruitfulness. One of the greatest passions of the BDC church family is to intentionally share in the process of Christian growth and development of individuals and families in Christlikeness. BDC offers many outlets for discipleship, both personally and corporately, through training and mentoring. Classes are offered to strengthen the faith of those who believe, and to encourage those who are on a journey towards faith.