The strategy for executing the mission statement of the First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights is delineated in the following commitment statements. 

First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights Will determine to be a God-Centered church that accurately magnifies Christ through the faithful proclamation of God's word to all people with whom God allows us contact.

First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights will maintain a high visible presence in the Sterling Heights and surrounding communities so as to be recognized as a place where God and His Word are taken seriously as the key to a life of joy, now and eternally.

First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights will develop Harvest Events for children, teens, and adults which will attract the unsaved and unchurched so as to provide events and programs which can be used by our church family as evangelistic tools.

First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights will uncompromisingly worship God with an earnest desire for a fresh and evident display of the Spirit's power so as to be known as a place where God's presence is tangible and where believers are transformed and unbelievers are converted.

First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights Will Aggressively Take the Gospel to those who initiate contact with our church so as to go through the doors that God opens with boldness and clarity.

First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights Will Equip its members to engage effectively in relational evangelism so as to enable every member to be active in fulfilling the Great Commission.

First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights Will Disciple Believers to Full Maturity so as to equip believers to do the work of the ministry and to edify the body of Christ. 

    A Fully Devoted Follower of Jesus Christ is defined as:

v     Someone who has trusted Jesus Christ as his/her master, Romans 10:9-10.

v     Someone who has become a member of a local body of believers, Acts 2:42-47; 1 Tim 3:15.

v     Someone who is committed to spiritual growth and maturity, Eph 3:19; 4:15; cf. Rom 8:28-29.

v     Someone who is engaged in gift-based ministry, 1 Pet 4:10-11.

v     Someone who has a heartbeat for missions, John 17:18; Luke 19:10.

v     Someone who longs to magnify the Lord among His People, John 4:23-24.

First Baptist Church of Sterling Heights is committed to a God-centered ministry. This commitment is rooted in the fundamental conviction that the mission of the Church is not decided by any man, but rather, discerned from the Scripture.