MINISTRY STATEMENT
OUR PURPOSE: To glorify God in all we do
OUR MISSION: To go to heaven and take as many with us as possible
SPIRITUALITY: To have each one build a strong relationship with God in which lifestyle is produced by faith, labor is prompted by love, and endurance is inspired by hope in the Lord Jesus Christ - I Thessalonians 1:3.
GOALS:
To have each one involved regularly in corporate, small groups and personal Bible studies.
To have in each one a prayer life that is continual, fervent and intimate where one expresses feelings and desires about God, others and self.
To have each one be like Christ in values, attitudes, and actions.
FAMILY: To build healthy families with the church and community by ministering to their needs. (nuclear, singles, single parents. single again, widows, widowers etc.)
GOALS:
To provide counseling aimed at short-term solutions followed by professional therapy it needed.
To lead others to Christ by touching their lives, applying Christ's principles to life's struggles and by teaching them.
To provide effective problem-solving techniques, skills and information for promoting strength and wellness in families To promote positive and enriching experiences where families participate as a "family' and strengthen their relationships.
RELATIONAL: To have each one build a sense of love, roots, contribution, and belonging for a group of people in which significant relationship of sharing and caring take place.
GOALS:
To build five to seven significant relationships for each person.
To lead others to Christ by providing small group opportunities for evangelism.
To provide small group leadership training and structure with on-going encouragement.
To have all levels oft leadership in the small group ministry accountable for leading as the elders direct. VISITATIONS: To demonstrate that we 'care" for visitors, members, non-members, unchurched, hospitalized, and homebound visitation. To lead others to Christ through personal study. To assure time contact and to direct others to the Pleasant View family
| Becoming a Christian |
| We
are saved by grace through our response of faith, believing that Jesus
is the Son of God, that He died and took the penalty of our sins on
Himself, and that He was raised from the dead on the third day by
the power of God. Every person capable of faith is called by God to
believe in Jesus as their Savior, repent for sin in their life, make
a public confession of faith that Jesus is Lord, and be joined to
Christ and His Church by being Baptized (immersed) in his name. Having
made this response of faith, all sin in forgiven and we receive the
gift of God's Holy Spirit. |