Living Exactly Like Jesus Baptist Church
Reverend Rickey Nelson Jones, Esq., Pastor
THE VISION
(i.e., Ministry's Eternal Goal)
- To Show Members, Visitors, The Saved, And The Lost That The Only Thing That Completely Pleases GOD Is
A Holy Life (i.e., Accepting Jesus And Living Exactly Like Jesus)
- To Show All That Living A Holy Life Is Attainable Through Jesus
And Is One's Greatest Accomplishment
- To Show All That A Holy Life Produces Limitless Favor With GOD And
Unique, Extraordinary, Blessings From Him
THE MISSION (i.e., Efforts Toward The Vision)
- The Pastor's personal and ministerial focus is, and will always be, living exactly like Jesus in all respects.
- The pure Gospel of Jesus Christ will be preached and taught by the Pastor without compromise, without
"clowning," and without fear at all times from the pulpit.
- Living a Holy Life will govern the ministry in all respects, including (but not limited to) preaching,
teaching, evangelizing, serving, counseling, working, helping, etc.
- 1 Peter 1:16 is the foundational scripture for the ministry in that it calls for conducting oneself like
Jesus in dealing with your fellow man, in handling your affairs, in managing your household, and in undergoing
difficulty.
- Jesus is GOD, and Jesus is this ministry's objective, practice, focus, emphasis, source, help, guide,
direction, inspiration, declaration, invigoration, and essence!
- Strict Godly integrity regarding FINANCES (i.e., clear guidelines for handling GOD's funds from the time
of collection to deposit in the bank) and SAFETY (i.e., assuring that those who worship will be safe from
physical and emotional harm).
- As membership embraces GOD's command to live holy and commences to do so, encouragement from the Pastor
to get deeply involved in the ministry will immediately follow.
- A Laity/Clergy Relations Committee will be established to assure good and open communication at all
times between GOD's people and GOD's leader (e.g., there will be quarterly "sandwich-sit-downs" in
the community between members and the pastor to hear members' hopes and dreams for the ministry).
- All messages from the pulpit by the Pastor will be biblically researched, prayerfully constructed, Godly
directed, and clearly presented.
- Treating one another exactly like Jesus treated people is the "heart" of Living Exactly Like
Jesus Baptist Church.
- The ministry will build a multi-facility site where the members get their spiritual, physical, and
recreational needs met in an environment of Jesus love and Jesus treatment.
