Our Mission

DBC's vision is “to build a passionate, LIFE-transforming community reaching our world for Christ.” Our mission is best described with the use of the
acronym L-I-F-E.

L — Love God with all our heart, all our soul and all our might

     • We desire to make loving God the critical center, the deepest passion and the
       highest pleasure of our lives. Our worship flows from our love of Him!
       Deuteronomy 6:5-6

• We celebrate this ambition with others. We do not do it alone.
Psalm 34:3

    • Because of who God is and what He has done for us, we present our
      bodies to Him as a sacrifice—a major portion of our love and worship.
      Romans 12:1

    • We resist the world's pressure to conform by renewing our minds through the
      Word of God. By doing this, we hope to experience God's pleasure in every
      aspect of our lives.
      Romans 12:2

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I — Invest our lives in loving others

     • We strive to establish ongoing relationships with others that reflect the nature
       of God's love to us. We desire to be givers, not takers.
       Matthew 22:39; John 13:34-35; 1 John 4:7-14

     • We purpose to invest our money in eternal things—as an act of obedience to
       God's Word, and in hopes of seeing others come to saving faith in Christ.
       Luke 16:9

     • Just like our brothers and sisters in the early church, we desire to take the time
       to build real-life, Christ-honoring relationships in the Body of Christ.
       Acts 2:42, 46, 47

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F — Follow Christ to be like Him

• We look to Christ as our example for godly living.
Luke 9:23-24; Romans 8:29

     • We recognize that discipleship (helping each other to see Christ and follow
       Him) is a labor-intensive, Spirit-enabled, joy-filled, life-long process.
       Galatians 4:19; Colossians 1:28-29; Hebrews 10:24-25; John 10:10

     • When all is said and done, we hope that pursuing Christ and seeing Him
       face-to-face will be the ultimate motivating factors in our lives.
       Philippians 3:7-14.1; John 3:2-3

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E — Engage our World for Christ

     • We believe we are here to engage our world for Christ through lifestyle
       discipleship through the power of the Holy Spirit. We actively present the good
       news of Christ and train new believers to serve Him.
       Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1.8

     • We are not ashamed of the Gospel. We are passionate about this ambition and
       intend to do everything we can to win others to Christ.
       Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 9:22

     • We pray that God will empower us to live in a godly way before our community,
       our city, our nation and our world. We are to give up our small ambitions and
       reach the world for Christ.
       1 Thessalonians 1:5-8; Acts 19:8-10