1. Our basic commitment is to the Lordship of
Jesus Christ and obedience to God's infallible Word.
2. Our basic belief is that Jesus Christ is
God's only provision for salvation and that people without personal faith in
Him are lost and will spend an eternity in hell.
3. Our basic means of understanding and
fulfilling God's mission is prayer.
4. Our basic purpose is to provide all people
an opportunity to hear, understand and respond to the gospel in their own
cultural context.
5. Our basic task is evangelism through
proclamation, discipling, equipping and ministry that results in indigenous
Baptist churches.
6. Our basic strategy is to send and support
gifted, God-called missionaries who, with mutual respect, accountability and
cooperation, carry out the Great Commission in an incarnational witness.
7. Our basic role is to lead and facilitate
the international missionary involvement of Southern Baptists in partnership
with overseas Baptists and other Christians who are fulfilling the Great
Commission.
