1. Equip church members for discipleship and personal ministry.
New church members, established church members, and church leaders should have opportunities to grow and to participate effectively in fulfilling the ministry/mission of the church as it relates to worship, proclamation, witnessing, ministering, nurturing and education.

2. Teach Christian theology and Baptist doctrine, Christian ethics, Christian history, and church polity and organization.
Understanding Christian Theology and doctrines of our faith are essential to fulfilling the mission within a New Testament church. Christian ethics helps believers to understand the impact of their theology on the thinking and decision making process. Instruction in Christian history, church polity and organization assist church members and leaders in our efforts to recognize the contributions of our forefathers and to learn from both their experiences and established structures.

3. Equip church leaders for service.
God provides the leaders necessary to accomplish the goals of the church. It is the Nurture for Baptist Churches job to help members to discover their gifts for leadership, and provide the necessary training for leadership before they are enlisted to serve in specific places of responsibility in the church's ministries.

4. Interpret and undergird the work of the church and the denomination.
The Nurture for Baptist Churches department should be available to present the goals, plans, and activities of the church and the denomination, and to explain their significance. It also means the Nurture for Baptist Churches department should cooperatively support the work of the other church ministries and those of the denomination. The Nurture for Baptist Churches department is an organization that is a part of the church and the denomination. The training department has a unique opportunity to relate to this interpreting and undergirding task. Its curriculum should carry appropriate helps to educate and lead church members in their understanding of and support for their church and denomination.