PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY

The Church is continually subjected to secular, cultural pressures. As a result, the role of the pastor has experienced serious challenges as well.

We submit to the form of church government where authority in the church is exercised by a “plurality of elders” (as differentiated from other widely recognized forms—e.g., congregational, Episcopalian, etc.).

Our Lord mandated the Church to make disciples of all believers (Matt. 28:18-20).

The Shorter Catechism has rightly stated that the chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. (Rom. 12:1; 2 Cor. 6:20; and 1 Cor. 10:31).

We believe that God’s Word is the authoritative, plenary, infallible, inspired revelation of God to man and “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness (2 Tim. 3: 16-17).”

Prayer is not man reaching out to God. Rather, prayer begins at God’s initiative. God, in His loving condescension to sinful and depraved mankind, graciously and persistently invites and encourages us, His children, to come to Him in prayer.

The Church consists of those of every race, every land and every age who have been chosen by God the Father before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4), purchased by Christ’s blood (Acts 20:28; Eph. 2:13; 5:25; Heb. 9:12; 1 Pet. 1:18-19), united in one body in Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-31; Eph. 1:22-23; 2:11-22), and sanctified by the Holy Spirit (1 Pet. 1:2).

God has called His people to be set apart for His glory and purpose.

Every believer bears the responsibility of learning, understanding and proclaiming the gospel to the world (Matthew 28:18-20).