Our vision
We exist to be an outward looking missional church living out the good news of Jesus in relevant ways in Morningside, the city of Edinburgh and beyond.
We want to introduce our friends, our colleagues and our neighbours to Jesus Christ and encourage them to be fully devoted followers of him.
In this way we expect to see our city impacted and changed by the Good news of Jesus Christ.
This is a vision of deliberate evangelism - intentional discipleship and practical love.
Our values
In all ways MBC aims to be:
- God centred - We seek to know and worship God. This is his Church.
- Prayerful - The prayer life of this church will be foundational for all we do.
- Biblical - God has spoken, is speaking and will speak in and through his word. We are committed to teaching creatively and training people in this way of life. We desire to be a people who live out God's word daily.
- Relevant - We will meet people where they are and introduce them to a living God.
- Relational - Our goal is to develop relationships through which people come to know Jesus and in which they are strengthened and grow in their life with him. To be relational we will have to be real as we 'share life' together and demonstrate authentic practical love to others.
- Radical - We will encourage whole hearted, lifelong following of Jesus. We will expect to see spiritual transformation in all areas of life and consequently will make a difference in Edinburgh (socially, economically, politically, practically).
- Focused - To be this kind of church we need to focus and simplify.
- Faithful - We are a people with a vision and people willing to take faith steps when prompted by the Spirit to move towards God's goal.
Our leadership is made up of a team of elders and a staff team of 11 led by the senior pastor. There are many more who lead groups and activities that are essential to the life of our church.