Evangelism	to bring people to Jesus Christ,
Fellowship	to embrace them in local church membership,
Praise	to lead them to celebrate God's presence,
Discipleship	to develop them to Christlike maturity,
Ministry & Missions	to equip them to fulfill their life ministry, in order
Worship	to magnify God's name.

 
Mission
 
Our mission is:
 

AT T I T U D E of Christ Inwardly : growth through love, fellowship, caring and worship Outwardly : be the reflection of Christ to our world

M I S S I O N S to the world Support, training, and participation in world missions activity

H O M E - F I E L D evangelization Actively evangelize Willow Ridge, Park View, and our local communities

E Q U I P the saints for service Ensure that each member has the training to discover and the opportunity to utilize their gifts in active ministry

R E V I V A L and Discipleship Revival through God's Word and His Spirit Produce mature disciples through revelation of the truth of God's Word Develop & support strong marriages and families

S T A R T and strengthen churches Plant new churches and support local churches

T R U E to our local roots Remain locally focused in size and character

 
Our Logo 
 
The central focus of our logo is a banyan tree due to the imagery of its growth and expansion. Banyan trees begin life with a single trunk; over time, aerial roots grow down from its spreading limbs and take root. These roots enlarge, eventually becoming trunk-like, and in old age a single tree may have the appearance of a small forest.
 
Our vision for Amherst Baptist Church is that we too would expand and grow, not into a single, massive "mega-church" trunk, but by carefully and cautiously sending out feelers into well-prepared soil that will grow into healthy new trunks - distinguishable yet interdependent - an ever-growing, interconnected body of Christ.
 
We believe that our church will continue to grow right here in Willow Ridge but we also recognize that such growth is necessarily constrained. This is why our Mission statement includes the idea of remaining "locally focused" but also of planting new churches and supporting local churches so that our growth can strengthen other "trunks." This growth can literally continue around the world because our God is "able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine." (Ephesians 3:20)