Vision Statement
The head of Blue Ridge Bible Church is the Lord Jesus Christ, and we exist as a body for Him and for His glory. Just as God has had a plan and a purpose for the Christian church throughout the ages, so we believe He has a unique plan for Blue Ridge Bible Church today in the twenty-first century and here in the northern Virginia region. “’If people want to boast, they should boast about this: They should boast that they understand and know me. They should boast that they know and understand that I, the Lord, act out of faithfulness, fairness, and justice in the earth and that I desire people to do these things,’ says the Lord.” (Jer. 9:24)
Our region is one with unique opportunities. Loudoun is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, and one of the wealthiest. Our proximity to Washington, D.C., puts our congregation in contact with people who have great influence in shaping our nation and even the world. The county’s rural character has also made it a place where people come to raise their families. The wealth, influence, and family-oriented nature of the northern Virginia area represent tremendous opportunities to accomplish the work of God worldwide, to impart godly wisdom to those in positions of authority, and to raise up ongoing generations of faithful Christians. Truly, this is an exciting time and place in which to follow Christ.
Blue Ridge Bible Church was born out of a belief that the home is where discipleship ought to begin. A key role for our church has been to spiritually equip parents in order that they might disciple their children to spiritual maturity.
However, we are not to train these disciples so that they may rest content in a quiet home. We are to train servants who, like arrows in the bow of a skilled warrior, will be sent forth in the power of the Holy Spirit in order to “proclaim Him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ” (Col. 1:28). Families are to be not merely a refuge, but a launching pad for a multifaceted ministry.
This is not only a value of our church; it is a great strength that has tremendous potential for the gospel. We recognize that our community has great needs in the areas of our strength. There are many who know that they need help in their homes, marriages, and child rearing. Our success in leading people to Christ will often be through the channel of matching our spiritual strengths with their perceived needs.
Our vision is to offer the bread of life and the living water to all who need it. We envision the lives of our people standing in such stark and inviting contrast to the surrounding culture that people will be drawn to ask us the reason for the hope that we have.
“From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command—they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.” (1 Chron. 12:32)
“Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. The one who comes to me will never go hungry, and the one who believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35)
“… Jesus stood up and shouted out, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink. Just as the scripture says, ‘From within him will flow rivers of living water.’ ” (John 7:37–38)
“But set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.” (1 Pet. 3:15)
OUR VISION STATEMENT
BY THE GRACE OF GOD, Blue Ridge STRIVES TO …
And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation. In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us the message of reconciliation. Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!” God made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we would become the righteousness of God. (2 Cor. 5:18–21)