Statement of Ministry

 

1.   To build a caring atmosphere and a team spirit within the body of Christ so each

      member will be accepted into the team, enabling him or her to grow physically, emotionally, 

      and spiritually. To help other members grow as he or she grows, resulting in team

      members ministering to each other.

2.   To make the church an island in a hostile world where each Christian can come for 

      worship, strength, identification, learning, equipping, strength, and fellowship.

3.   To develop an effective outreach ministry, involving and utilizing the gifts and personalities

      of every member to stair-step those people they care about into the body of Christ. To offer a

      place of service to meet needs and fit the various spiritual gifts within the church, without

      ever forcing anyone into a mold they do not fit.

 

Ministry Purpose (Ephesians 4)

 

1.   To provide balance in the church by correlating programs and creating the structure needed

       for overall growth and ministry potential.

2.   To help all believers discover and use their God-given spiritual gifts so each one, according

       to their strength, is ministering to others according to their needs; with the objective that the

       total body will grow and each individual will become spiritually mature. (We do not want to

       violate the integrity of any by manipulating them into a position for which they are 

       unqualified and uncomfortable, but will help all fulfill their dreams and potential through 

       the church by offering places of service and utilizing each Christian where they best fit in

       ministry.)

3.   To communicate leadership attitudes and skills to every leader and layperson so all will

       grow into greater leadership positions of ministry within the church and within their

       personal life.

4.   To prepare each member to carry out the ministry of the church by providing them tools to

       accomplish these tasks.

5.   To minister in and through small groups, thus bonding each believer to a small group, so

       that both the individual and church are strengthened. (The church grows numerically and

       spiritually by adding groups for ministry, thus fulfilling the strategy of the body growing by 

       the division of cells.)

6.   To help all believers in their task of evangelism, reaching their friends, neighbors, and

       relatives through existing relationships, sharing Christ with those beyond their circle of

       acquaintances, and becoming part of a team evangelistic outreach, thereby ministering to

       and reaching others for Christ through networking and bonding them to the church and

       ultimately to Christ.