OUR PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY

"A Great Commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will grow a Great Church!"

THE GREAT COMMANDMENT:
Jesus said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart...soul... and mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." (Matthew 2:36-40)

THE GREAT COMMISSION:
Jesus said, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you." (Matthew 28:19-20)

WE ARE A "PURPOSE-DRIVEN" CHURCH:
Jesus said, "I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18).
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28)

WE EXIST TO:
1) Celebrate God's Presence           WORSHIP
                                                      Matthew 4:10
                                                      John 4:23-24
                                                      Psalm 122:1
2) Assimilate God's Family              MINISTRY
                                                      Acts 2:42
                                                      Galatians 6:10
                                                      Romans 12:3-8
                                                      Ephesians 2:19-22
3) Communicate God's Word          EVANGELISM
                                                      Acts 1:8
                                                      Matthew 24:!4
                                                      II Peter 3:9
4) Demonstrate God's Love             FELLOWSHIP
                                                      John 13:34-35
                                                      I Corinthians 12
                                                      Matthew 25:34-40
                                                      I John 3:16-17
5) Educate God's People                 DISCIPLESHIP
                                                      Hebrews 6:1
                                                      Ephesians 4:1-13
                                                      II Peter 3:18

OUR BUSINESS:
The Father's business (Luke 2:49) of developing effective lives for God's glory (Ephesians 4:11-16).

OUR PURPOSE:
To attract and win people to Christ, developing them to Christ like maturity through the power of the Holy Spirit for a meaningful ministry in the church and a life mission in the world in each stage of their lives.