Bethel World Outreach Church in Brentwood, TN, is a multi-ethnic, multi-generational church devoted to local outreach, church planting, and world missions. It is our heart to see the gospel spread from our church corner to the ends of the earth. We invite everyone, from every tribe, nation, and tongue, to join us as we worship the Living God!
MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES
Our Mission: Reaching a City to Touch the World
Our Vision: We want to minister to everyone and equip them to minister
Our Values:
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- Devotion: Honoring God by trusting his Word, praying, and worshipping together.
- Diversity: Embracing God’s heart for every nation.
- Discipleship: Helping others follow Jesus.
OUR BELIEFS
We embrace and adopt the Nicene Creed of 325 AD, the Apostles Creed, and the Chalcedon Creed of 451 AD.
Our Statement of Faith
We believe:
- The Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth and morality.
- That there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in his virgin birth, in his sinless life, in his miracles, in his vicarious and atoning death through his shed blood, in his bodily resurrection, in his ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in his personal return in power and glory.
- That for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
- In the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
- In the baptism of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of spiritual gifts.
- In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
- In the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Gospel
The gospel is the good news that God became man in Jesus Christ. He lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died in our place. Three days later, he rose from the dead, proving he is the Son of God, and offering the gift of salvation and the forgiveness of sins to anyone who repents and believes in him.
The Redemptive Story
- Creation: God created a good world (Gen. 1:31, Ps. 19:1-4).
- Fall: Humans sinned, and our sin affected relationships with God, others, ourselves, and creation (Gen. 3:1-19, Is. 53:6, Rom. 1:21-23, Rom. 1:28-32, Gal. 5:19-21).
- Redemption: Jesus, the Son of God, came, died for our sins, and rose from the dead making available new life through him. (Luke 1:31-35, John 1:1-14, John 3:16, Luke 4:18-19, Rom. 5:12-21, Matt. 28:1-10, 1 Cor. 15:20-28, 1 Tim. 2:5, Matt. 28:18).
- Restoration: As redeemed people, we join God in his work of restoring all things (2 Cor. 5:15-17, Matt. 28:18-20, Gen. 1:28-31, Mic. 6:8, Matt. 5:9) and await Christ’s return (Rev. 22:7).
Ps. James and Debbie Lowe
Sr. Pastor, Bethel Brentwood
Dr. Rice and Jody Broocks
Bishop of Bethel Churches
OUR PASTORS
Senior Pastor, James Lowe
Pastor James and his wife, Debbie, are from Detroit, Michigan, where he began his career in ministry serving under Pastor Marvin Winans. After relocating to Nashville, TN, he became the director of the Youth Life Foundation of Tennessee in 2003. James joined the staff of Bethel World Outreach Church as Senior Associate Pastor in 2007 and stepped into his current role as Senior Pastor in 2012.
Every step of James’ professional career has been marked by a passion for outreach. Those steps include gang intervention programs in Detroit and Nashville, serving in various youth development and intervention roles, and partnering with organizations to break the cycle of youth delinquency and underachievement.
His passion for outreach is once again evident in his current role as Senior Pastor as he leads the charge of Reaching a City to Touch the World.
Bishop of Bethel Churches, Rice Broocks
Dr. Rice Broocks is a bestselling author of several books, including God’s Not Dead. He has spoken at universities in over 40 nations and is the co-founder of a ministry called Every Nation that currently operates in 80 countries. His doctoral degree is from Fuller Theological Seminary in the field of missiology, which focuses on the intersection of the Christian faith and the wide variety of global cultures and beliefs. Dr. Broocks works closely with a team of scientists, philosophers, and historians to facilitate interdisciplinary dialogue between faith and science.
He held the position of Senior Pastor at Bethel World Outreach Church from 2000–2012 and continues on as Bishop, providing spiritual leadership to our Bethel congregations.
Learn More at http://www.ricebroocks.com/about.
OUR AFFILIATION
Bethel is affiliated with Every Nation Churches & Ministries, a worldwide organization of churches and campus ministries. Every Nation exists to honor God by planting Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered, socially responsible churches and campus ministries in every nation.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Thanks for checking out Bethel World Outreach Church! If you’d like to join us for Sunday service, you can plan your visit here. You’ll find everything you need to know—times, directions, NextGen ministries for kids, what to expect, and more. We can’t wait to see you there!
