Every Meaningful Journey Has a Next Step

For each of us our faith journeys will be very personal, and very different. But whether you’re just exploring faith or have been a Christian for 25+ years, every one of us has a next step.

We encourage recording these steps for three reasons:

  • to measure how we’re growing spiritually
  • to celebrate progress together
  • to help document our individual journeys

What’s your next step?

Let’s continue to journey together

We believe the steps we take on our journey of faith can be grouped into four main types…

First Steps

For when you’re just exploring faith or are new to Rayleigh Baptist Church:

  • Community: finding your place at RBC
  • Exploring: early building blocks as you investigate faith
  • Committing: some early foundational steps

Next Steps

For when you’re moving forward on our journey of faith:

  • Deepen: exploring something new which deepens our faith
  • Deploy: how God might want to use us in a new way
  • Disciple: supporting others on their discipleship journey

Ongoing Steps

These were once first or next steps but have now become regular practices:

  • Gather: regularly gathering for celebration & fellowship together
  • Grow: daily/weekly practices which help our faith grow
  • Give: participation in the life of the Church family & community
  • Go: expressing and sharing your faith to help make disciples
  • Gaze: time and focus on God through prayer, praise and rest
  • GRAPE: steps we take to embody RBC’s values

Leader Steps

These help us develop as leaders, and help us develop others:

  • Equip: steps which will help equip you in your leadership
  • Engage: through which you put leadership into practice
  • Empower: leading and empowering others

We encourage recording these steps to measure how the Church is growing spiritually, to celebrate progress together, and to aid personal reflection on our own spiritual journey.

We have developed a system which allows you to record your steps and it will email you an update every six months to inform you of your progress, to either encourage you or prompt you to consider your next step.

Find the link to record your steps via the myChurchSuite app,