We
believe that every person is on a journey. We believe that God calls people to
take the next step in their journey trusting in Him. We believe that at New Heights Fellowship God
is assembling kingdom-minded believers who want to reach New Heights in Christ.
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John 1:3 We proclaim what we have seen and heard that you may have fellowship
with us and our fellowship is with God the father and His son Jesus Christ.
This
is why we gather as a church-to proclaim to one another and to the world the
good that we have seen in God. He is working and calls all people to witness
His works of grace and mercy toward us. If we can do that then we have honored
Him.
Our Vision
New Heights Fellowship is a people of God dedicated to seeing people come to know Christ as Lord and savior. We will be meeting in our own facility impacting the surrounding community with purpose of reaching people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The church is the people not the building they meet in and as such you may run into New Heights Fellowship on your block.
Our current vision statement is as follows:
As New Heights Fellowship we will be a compassionate and loving church in Christ; a beacon of light in the darkness, motivated to teach the Word of God in and throughout our communities and beyond.
As a family of Christ we will strive to serve Him in all we do! Amen
We feel it is clear the bible teaches that the mission of the church is one of delivering the message of reconciliation between God and man.
That being said, New Heights Fellowship votes as a church body (usually monthly) on a church mission. This is designed to be something that the whole membership can participate in. We believe that no member is too young or too old to participate in the mission and ministries of God's Kingdom.
Firestorm Church Planting and Evangelism Network:
A Firestorm is a fire that burns in such a way as to produce its own wind system. This continually fuels the fire with oxygen which in turn makes it burn hot and long until everything inside it is burnt. It's a devastating thing really.
New Heights believes this is the image of God's Spirit movement in the Toledo Area. God will work as His people work to touch everything and everyone in the Toledo area. Believers who have been waiting for a movement of God's Spirit will jump on board as the Firestorm takes off. We want your help to get the firestorm started!
Our Church
New Heights Fellowship Baptist Church of East Toledo has been serving our community since September of 2005.
Northwood High School: March of 2006 to July 24th, 2007 613 Main St since November of 2007. We were a mission church started by East Toledo Baptist Church. We are affiliated with the Southern Baptist convention and Northwest Ohio Baptist Association. We signed our constitution May 22, 2016.
Personal Trainer Program New Heights Fellowship wants to see people reaching new Heights in Jesus whether they are attending New Heights Fellowship or not. We train our adult members to prepare to help others grow. Rather than just inviting everyone "to church" and then sitting back concerned that they did not come, we offer a personal trainer to anyone who is willing to have one. Adult members of the church are asked to participate. So, if you want to grow, whether you will ever attend new heights or not, if you do not have a church home of your own, get in touch with us and we will see about assigning you a personal trainer. We believe that working together, people reach new Heights in Jesus more readily. Ephesians four seems to say that as every person in the body does their part every person in the body grows in strength and capability. Spiritual discipline focus We emphasize spiritual disciplines. A Spiritual discipline is something you can exercise to bring yourself more in line with God. It is a not a work unto salvation or a work after salvation done outside of God. It is a thing, usually that God has commanded us to do, that can be used to grow stronger in your walk with the Lord. For a six month period of time we focus on one discipline. We talk about it in our classes on top of our normal lessons, talk about it in our worship services, and emphasize ways people can be more aggressive in practicing the Spiritual Discipline in question. Doctrine: We believe every point of the Baptist Faith and Message. You can click here to read, print, or download a copy: ./Southern Baptist Convention _ The Baptist Faith and Message.pdf We are looking for church mission teams! Why is Toledo the place to go for you mission team? - We can provide housing at the Life Station for free. There is a kitchen, three showers, and AC.
- We can accommodate trips of varying lengths.
- We have activities at the Life Station all week long.
- God is moving in His urban church planting movement in Toledo.
- We are trying to impact a 1 per 6300 ratio of evangelical churches to citizens in Lucas County.
- People are accepting Christ and being changed from the inside out in Toledo (That's what you want to be a part of.)
Contact Pastor Dan Stevenson at 419-469-8808 or afamilyofgod@bex.net New Heights Vision/Direction | “Up we Go” The reach, Foothold, The climb, The Summit, The top Up We Go:
I believe that God is bringing New Heights onto the scene. I believe that we will grow in numbers and in maturity. I believe that we will individually seek out how God wants us to reach new heights in Christ and that the movement of God that we have become a part of will be attractive to those who realize it. The Reach: We will schedule a calendar of events intending to inform and recruit persons. We will capitalize on the ministries that God has working in our midst already without being quick to add new ministries. We can develop people to take over portions of ministries within the current structure rather than to devise new things to do. We will reach into schools, partner with Garfield and Waite in particular. We will establish a strong presence over a period of time beginning with promoting programs to help people with specific needs and to activate their interest in “The Fellowship Center.” The reach includes Platform, Partnership, and prospects as well as personal development in us and any newcomers. The Foothold:
We have a geographical location and a strong body of believers that has stayed the course despite many challenges. We will encourage ourselves to look outward and to harvest from interested parties additional long-lasting believers. We will emphasize “joining our journeys together.” We need to build in celebrating what we have seen God do to this point and our steadfastness. We need to find a balance between the foothold and the reach. Note: I believe this balance will be constructed strongly only by removing the contempt that people feel for one another and promoting acceptance of those who are trying to live for Jesus. Summary: the foothold is us, here, remaining, and celebrating our success in the Lord. The Climb:
The climb will be us reaching new heights in Jesus Christ. Us means anyone who wants to joint their journeys to ours in the Lord. We will strive forward in the Kingdom advance as God gains influence in us and in the community that we minister to. We will work to see first God’s name and then the name of our church to be a household word. Even those who never come to the Lord need to hear the gospel and know where they can go to know what to do next and/or to hear more about the God of all who loves them. We will need to train for this climb during the climb. We have God as our guide, the ultimate guidebook, and others who have experienced our part of the climb to listen to. It will be messy at times, and the single most important step is committing to never quit and keeping that commitment. A Godly sorrow for sin will be appreciated more than a prideful “sinless” life choice. The Summit:
The top of each individual’s climb may be in view but the ultimate summit is life after death, heaven, a life lived for the glory of God. The church’s top will be to see every individual inside the city of Toledo (in the span of one generation) have the opportunity to decide for or against a life lived for God. This will mean that presenting the Gospel in every arena will be crucial. It will also mean that new and creative opportunities will have to be designed to get the gospel out while still utilizing those methods that have already been put in place to share the truth with every Toledoan. To be clear, this is not about only telling those who are already interested but sharing the truth with all persons. Only the interested are likely to accept, but the goal will be to share with every person alive in Toledo. We will measure reaching the summit by survey work designed to see whether a sample of Toledo citizens have heard the gospel truth and heard of New Heights. We will conduct the survey work yearly (probably each summer), tracking responses and considering variances, looking to draw closer to the summit (100% have heard the gospel we teach and made a yes or no decision) The Top:
The difference between the summit as discussed above and the top, which I believe God is aiming us toward, is primarily in the way we approach the journey of our church, and the way will be intimately tied to whether we achieve the top. We are to keep our sights on Christ all the while. We must never stray into doing what would be unacceptable in the eyes of the Lord. We must not build in sin. We must continue to do all that we do for His glory, loving richly and with all that we are. We must never let the summit, which is a Godly goal, interfere with the relationship with God that we have been called to. We must keep the end in mind of bringing Him glory so that, having done all we may not lose what we have in Him. Also, when He comes, they will have seen our good works and glorify Him! The Top is A Kingdom of God in us that looks like He made it.
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