{"content":[{"text":"Another meaningful expression of identification with Jesus and with each other is our \n simple meal of communion. As we eat and drink, we remember what Jesus has \n done for us. We proclaim it to each another and to the world as we participate in this \n practice.","bbox":{"left":0.167989,"top":0.118781,"width":0.650423,"height":0.108103}},{"text":"Within our community, we believe that each individual follower of Jesus is gifted for \n ministry. Ministry is not something done by professionals, or by a select few, but by all \n of us. Each has their part to play and all are important. We all need each other.","bbox":{"left":0.167989,"top":0.247063,"width":0.6550039999999999,"height":0.07959600000000003}},{"text":"One of these gifts is leadership, and, as Baptists, we see leaders as part of the \n body. Leaders are identified and called by their communities to be representatives \n and partners. They are accountable to the members of the church, organisation or \n association. They are affirmed in their role as leaders through collective practices \n such as ordination, accreditation and recognition. Alongside these leaders, others are \n called and entrusted with the spiritual and practical leadership and governance in our \n communities.","bbox":{"left":0.167989,"top":0.346839,"width":0.64453,"height":0.19362499999999994}},{"text":"Every follower of Jesus has direct access to the Spirit. This means that we practice \n shared discernment, meeting together to seek the will of Jesus and respond to him. \n While from the outside this might look like ‘democracy’ or ‘majority rules’, it is actually \n something quite different. Usually, when a group of people is undecided about an \n issue or idea, we encourage individuals and groups to listen for God’s leading. This is \n done best when we are in relationships of trust, we pray together, we dig deep into \n the Scriptures and we are attentive the Spirit. It can take time, but as we discern \n together in community, we move forward.","bbox":{"left":0.167989,"top":0.560644,"width":0.6586479999999999,"height":0.22213199999999989}},{"text":"Our strong identity as a group of people following Jesus together is a key value because \n it distinctively shapes our practice in discipleship, discernment, decision making and \n community building.","bbox":{"left":0.167989,"top":0.802956,"width":0.6639539999999999,"height":0.07959499999999997}},{"text":"Page 6","bbox":{"left":0.035509,"top":0.96297,"width":0.03947200000000001,"height":0.015842000000000023}},{"text":"The Values Project","bbox":{"left":0.865085,"top":0.96297,"width":0.10781399999999997,"height":0.015842000000000023}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}