Our vision statement describes the kind of church we are aiming to be. Our focus statement describes the core activities we are aiming to do. To put it another way: our vision statement describes where we are going as a church; our focus statement describes how we intend to get there.

We have found the "purpose-driven" church model very helpful in developing our sense of direction as a church.* In this model all the biblical instructions for Church life are grouped into five key purposes: worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry and mission. By achieving a balance of these five purposes and growing stronger in each, the church becomes healthier - and healthy churches are usually growing churches.

This is expressed in the following focus statement.