Believing that the church as the body of Christ is the continuing incarnation of God, we, Glendale Baptist Church, make this covenant with God and with one another.

We covenant with God to seek:

• to develop our personal relationships with God,
• to see where God is at work in the world and to join in this work,
• to speak on God's behalf and to hear God's word when it is spoken,
• to demonstrate God's love and be open to receive it.
  

We covenant with one another to seek:

• to explore the meaning of being the continuing incarnation of God,
• to build an inclusive Christian community that affirms the worth of all persons,
• to nurture persons as they grow in wisdom, faith, and personal relationships,
• to help persons discern their gifts and to call them to exercise these gifts,
• to minister to one another, being sensitive to individuals, families and groups, responding to needs with appropriate Christian action,
• to help one another celebrate all of life,
• to provide Christian nurture for our children, affirming our commitment to them during their most formative years,
• to provide opportunities for worship, study, fellowship, mission action, outreach and ministry,
• to give systematically from our personal financial resources, giving sacrificially when such giving is needed,
• to be accountable to one another for living faithfully in this covenant relationship,

Amen.