Growing followers of Christ Jesus
We want to see more and more people from Dubbo and beyond come to know Jesus and live their lives for him.
This vision extends beyond Dubbo to all the world. We want men, women & children everywhere to follow Jesus Christ and be ready for his return. It’s a big vision. But nothing less is deserving of Jesus Christ.
To help us with this we have identified three key strands.
'Loving God, Loving the Church, Loving the World'
LOVING GOD
The bible shows us the life that we were created to live. It's a life in perfect relationship with God and each other. Even though we don't deserve it, we get to experience the love of God that he would save and rescue us into his family.
We wanted to delight in God and all that he has done for us.
We love the Bible which we believe speaks to us with all the authority of God Himself.
In our Sunday meetings we aim for clear and concise Bible teaching that impacts on our lives & leads to ever increasing obedience to & faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
LOVING CHURCH
We absolutely delight in God and the incredible grace he’s shown to us in Jesus.
God also calls us into his church family, a community where together we grow together.
As a church we want to do everything we can to help each other know and love Jesus more and more.
We value weekly church attendance as a vital means of encouraging each other. We also have smaller weekly meetings in homes as we care for each other, pray for & learn from the Bible together.
We value prayer as we recognise God’s authority over all things & the work of his Spirit in our lives.
LOVING THE WORLD
God sent his son Jesus into the world to die in our place, so that anyone who comes to him can have eternal life. This is completely undeserved. And we've been given this great news to hand on to others!
As a church we want to do everything we can to help other people come to know Jesus.
This is not just about speaking the gospel, but living in a way that reflects who we are. Jesus said 'by this will all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.'
We want to work together: praying, speaking, loving, inviting and serving, to bring the news about Jesus to Dubbo and beyond.
We try to make our church activities as welcoming & understandable to guests as possible.
And if you are new to Jesus - check out our 'Intro to Jesus' course!
PRESBYTERIAN
What is ‘Presbyterian’? Presbyterian is a word that comes from the history of where our church started. Today it means a few things.
The first is that we are are deeply bible based.
We have a statement of faith, passed down from 1646, called the Westminster Confession which is a summary of what we believe. It affirms important truths such as:-
- The authority of the Bible
- God's power and goodness
- The sin of humanity in rejecting God
-Jesus death on the cross to save us
- The need to turn to God in repentance
- The Church as the body of Christ
The bible is of course our ultimate source of truth, but this gives us something to check ourselves against.
Being Presbyterian also means that our leadership is based on a team of elders who are responsible for the spiritual oversight of the church. Big decisions are not made by one person, or by a congregational vote, but by Elders who have been elected and set apart to lead us.
We try to have this culture of team ministry across our whole church. We encourage team ministry across all levels of church life. We do not have a 'senior minister' but a ministry team.
Even though we are ‘Presbyterian’ we welcome people from all church & non-churched backgrounds. We are a mix of people from Anglican, Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Uniting, Pentecostal, even people from no church background. If you follow Jesus, or want to find out about him, you are welcome!
Like to know more?
We usually run our Belong course as a 3 week series once a term. We run it in East and West Dubbo, at our church building and in people's homes.
It is an opportunity for us to share the vision and mission of Dubbo Presbyterian Church, it's a chance for you to meet some other new people, and of course you can ask any questions you like.
At the end of the Belong course there's an opportunity to join a Growth Group and a Ministry Team as a member of our church.
To speak with someone about belong please call or text David on 0466 605 609 or email david@dubbo.church
Join us for Belong
Register your interest below, we'll send an email with the dates and locations of our next series as they become available.