Jesus - our role model

Baptistcare’s mission statement is: Reaching out with the love of Jesus we work with individuals, families and communities to achieve their spiritual, emotional and physical wellbeing This week and in future blogs let’s look more closely at what we are saying:

As we develop our own way of doing things throughout life we have a tendency to look to people who can model the type of behaviour that resonates with our thinking on life. Not everyone follows a Christian approach to life, but as an organisation with its roots in Christianity it is appropriate to look to Jesus as the model for the way we approach our work. If we put aside issues of religion or belief and simply see Jesus as an historical figure we see someone who modelled a lifestyle that was focussed on the needs of individuals and exhibited love and compassion in a way that had no comparison in its time and has influenced people for centuries since. Jesus stepped across religious, cultural, gender and social barriers to show genuine love and as a result suffered at the hands of the religious hierarchy who were incensed at his refusal to be tied down to their traditions. As someone who accepted people of different faiths in a predominantly Jewish environment, who accepted women in a strongly patriarchal society, and who had a distinct bias towards powerless and excluded people I can’t think of a better role model for our work within Baptistcare.