Include outreach opportunities in new member packages. Study cyclical poverty issues in Pleasant Hill and assess our poverty alleviation efforts. GOALS: Work with church staff to provide meaningful worship opportunities for all who come to our church, to create a warm and welcoming environment where spiritual growth is nurtured, where faith can flourish, and where the love of God is witnessed to all. Equip and motivate our members to grow their own discipleship and to spread their love and service to others in our church, our community, and our world in ways that demonstrate our witness to the glory of God.
Enhance and amend these areas as needed, relying upon the guidance of those chairing each of these areas. Encourage and empower our current members to invite others to our church. Assist in this effort by insuring that all visitors receive a warm and genuine welcome. The current new member class and other events to involve and celebrate new members and potential new members will continue and enlarge as directed by staff and lay volunteers.
Publicize volunteer service opportunities, encourage our people to volunteer, streamline the volunteer process, and follow up to see that all those who wish to minister in a particular service area are in fact meaningfully placed and assimilated into that ministry. Inspire Prayer Team members to discuss the Prayer Ministry with their friends.
Prepare a description of the Prayer Ministry to be shared with the congregation, providing a vehicle for response. Send a letter to shut-ins and homebound members to tell them of the Prayer Ministry. Decide on a method to distribute prayer requests to those who respond but do not use email.
Plan a method for staff and lay leaders to send specific prayer requests for each event to the Prayer Ministry Chairperson. Distribute prayer requests to team members in advance of church events, activities, and projects. Recruit laity to pray in worship services regarding upcoming events, activities, and projects. Create a Prayer Room within the Church.
Form three small prayer teams, one for each service, to meet prior to the service to pray.
Form three small prayer teams, one for each service, to be available after worship to pray with persons as needed. We believe that the only hope for man is to believe on Jesus Christ, the virgin born Son of God, fully God and fully man.
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells all believers, and through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit believers are empowered for Christian service, and gifted for this service. An evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance.
The Holy Spirit also enables believers to live a Christ-like life exhibiting Godly character Luke , Acts , , , , , Gal. We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ, both universal and local, and is composed of individuals who through faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. The mission of the Church is worship, evangelism, discipleship and the nurturing and care of one another Matt.
We believe that eternal life in heaven is the reward of all who believe and receive Christ as their Lord John , Luke , John Statement of Faith We believe the Holy Bible is the only inspired, infallible, and authoritative source of Christian faith and practice. The Bible is the supreme revelation from God, superior to conscience and reason, though not contrary to reason 2 Tim , We believe that man was created in the image of God, but as a result of sin is lost and powerless to save himself Gen.
We believe that the only hope for man is to believe on Jesus Christ, the virgin born Son of God, fully God and fully man. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells all believers, and through the Baptism of the Holy Spirit believers are empowered for Christian service, and gifted for this service.
An evidence of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is speaking in tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance. The Holy Spirit also enables believers to live a Christ-like life exhibiting Godly character Luke , Acts , , , , , Gal.