Ministries
Our ministries are directed towards the realization of our Mission - To reach people for becoming fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Ministry means "service," which is an ideal for all Christians; the image of Christ as servant (Phil. 2:5-7; Mark 10:45) extends to the church as a whole. To be a servant to Christ and to others, we ourselves must be fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
The atom describes the way in which we carry out our mission of becoming fully devoted followers of Christ. Jesus is the nucleus and the six electrons represent the six key characteristics of a devoted follower:
- Sincere worship. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt this name together. ~Ps 34:3
- Spiritual training, like Bible reading, prayer, and other faith forming habits. Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge. ~Prov 23:12
- Small group involvement. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. ~Gal 6:2
- Good stewardship practices, using our resources to the glory of God. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. ~ 2Cor 8:3
- Service, where people learn their spiritual gifts and are helped in applying them. Just as each of us has one body with many members, and those members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts according to the grace given us... ~Rom 12:4-8
- Sharing the love of Jesus Christ in practical ways. I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart. I will tell of your wonders. ~PS 9:1
Six-esses. You could say that the marks of a successful church is the practice of theses six-esses. Tha atom is a creative example of six electrons orbiting a constant center. Our atom is made up of the six-esses with Jesus Christ as our steadfast nucleus.
