EXPERIENCE THE WALK
One of our deepest yearnings is to have a rich and rewarding experience with God. There is no substitute for the peace and tranquility found in a personal relationship with the Eternal Father. At. Mt. Carmel one of our goals is to create an environment where you can develop a faith walk with God that will lead to a wonderful and fulfilling life.
EXPERIENCE THE WORSHIP
If you are seeking a place where you can feel the power and presence of God, we invite you to come and go with us. Our worship is authentic, relevant and deeply spiritual. The only thing you need to participate is a genuine desire to encounter the life giving Christ in a real and personal way.
EXPERIENCE THE COMMUNITY
One of the greatest attacks today is on the family. They come from without and within. At Mount Carmel we are a community that provides support and strength for each other. Our Family Spiritual health format will be designed to help the entire family to grow as a unit and in their personal relationship with God.
EXPERIENCE THE MINISTRY
Our church’s motto is “…Reaching the Masses with the Message of the Master”. The opportunity to use your God given ability is a trademark at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. It is our belief that everyone has something positive and useful to offer. Find a place to serve and fill it is what we encourage. If you have been seeking a fellowship where you can develop and use your spiritual gift(s), you have found it.
EXPERIENCE THE FELLOWSHIP
We are a fellowship that is real, personal and caring. We share together in the greatest of burdens and the smallest of victories. We are a community of tears and laughter. Come and experience it for yourself!
WE ARE A BAPTIST CONGREGATION
We are a gathering of persons who have experienced four things:
- A Regenerate Heart – A change in heart which has called you out from a sinful way of living, thinking and acting to a spiritual way of living, thinking, and acting.
- A Confession of Faith – A verbal declaration of the total belief that Jesus is the Son of the Living God, our Lord and Savior.
- A Believer’s Baptism – A command and ordinance which is a symbolic declaration of the change in heart. We go down completely in the water and bury the old sinful way of living, thinking, and acting; raised up from the water in the newness of life with a new way of living, thinking, and acting.
- A Calling to Live a Christian Life – An external demonstration of a change of heart in the way that I live.
1.WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE LOCAL CHURCH?
- To Evangelize the Sinner.
- To Exalt the Savior.
- To Educate and Equip the believer in the body of Christ for discipleship, making them fishers of men. These functions can be found in Acts 2: 42-47.
Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church desires to help you make a great commitment to The Great Commission that it might grow a great church, through our fivefold ministry Process of Establishing Great Commission goals: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry and Evangelism.
THE FIVEFOLD MINISTRY
The fivefold ministry, should be based upon God’s word and heavens mandate as establish by the ordination of Jesus Christ to his bride! Called the great commission!
Matthew 28:19-20 gives us the purpose or program for ministry, it states “Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit Teaching then to observe all things. Whatsoever I have commanded You and Lo I am with you always, even unto the end of the age.“
These scriptures establish a (3) fold aim and a (5) fold purpose.
The aim’s are:
1. Salvation
2. Christian Growth
3. Preparation for Service
The purpose’s are:
1. Worship-praise
2. Fellowship with the body of Christ
3. Ministering to people
4. Discipleship or Disciple-making
5. Evangelism of the lost
It is my view that all ministries and programs of the church need to be based upon these biblical purposes and aims. Secondly, it draws upon the concept of service and that is what ministry encompasses. Service upward to God and service man-ward to our fellowman. (Meeting peoples needs Spiritual, Social, Economic, etc.)
Commitment to the Great Commission
We are committed to the fulfilment of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) of Jesus Christ to go and make disciples of all nations. The focus of our missionary endeavor begins in our community—our own “Jerusalem (Acts 1:8), and every member has a responsibility to be a witness in the way God wants to use us where we live, work, go to school, and play. We also have a heart for the whole world. We fulfill our commitment to missions through prayer, active ministry to the physical and spiritual needs (James 2:15-17) of people in our community and throughout the world, and financial support.
Christ-Centered Fellowship
We value Christian fellowship (Hebrews 10:24-25). We affirm our calling to live, love, learn, and laugh together in unity as the Body of Christ. We take seriously our identity as a family of faith (Ephesians 3:15) where we accept one another and are accepted, love and are loved, care and are cared for encourage and are encouraged, forgive and are forgiven, and serve and are served. We have a vital place for everyone—young and old, single and married, male and female, whatever native language and culture background.
Ministry to Strengthen Families
We seek to provide a nurturing environment of support and guidance which strengthens families. We are committed to a partnership with the home in providing strong youth and children’s ministries.
Godly Leadership Equipping Every Member to Minister
We value leadership which is obedient to God and servant in nature. We look to pastoral leadership “to prepare God’s people for works of service so that the Body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:12-13). We believe God has called every Christian to minister and has given gifts to every Christian to fulfill the ministry to which they are called. The church is most healthy and functioning most effectively (Ephesian 4:16) when every member is discovering, cultivating, and using their God-given spiritual gifts faithfully in ministry.
Stewardship of Our Whole Lives
We acknowledge that “the earth is the Lord’s and everything in it “(Psalm 24:1) and we are stewards who are accountable (1Corinthians 4:2) to God for our use of every material and spiritual blessing He has entrusted to us (Matthew 25:21).
Reaching Our Contemporary World
We are committed to new approaches to sharing the gospel without compromise in our contemporary world. We believe God gave His best to us in His one and only Son, Jesus Christ ((John 3:16). Consequently, we believe God deserves the very best (1Corinthians 6:19-20) we have to offer in our ministries and activities – to His glory.
These beliefs and values reflect our best understanding of who we are and supposed to be in Christ. They are at the core of our life together and define us. While some of these values are clearly evident in every area of our church’s life, some remain goals for us to embody even more fully. We aspire to become completely who we are as God’s church through His help and the power of His Spirit.
VISION STATEMENT: Proclaiming the Kingdom Agenda of God to a Broken World …Matthew 28:19-20
MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of MTCBC is to provide an environment for authentic worship and effective Christian service. We strive to accomplish this through biblical preaching and teaching aimed at practical application. Our congregants are encouraged to participate in ministries that will equip them to evangelize and live spirit-filled lives.
Biblical Core Beliefs/Values
The Lordship of Jesus Christ
We affirm the Lordship (Colossians 2:9; Acts 2:36) of Jesus Christ and His leadership as the Head of our church (Ephesians 1:22; 5:23). As a church and as individuals we submit our will to His.
Bible-Centered Preaching and Teaching
We affirm the centrality of the Bible, God’s Word, in our preaching and teaching. The Bible is the authority (2 Timothy 3:16) for our faith and life as a church. We are committed to equipping people through biblical instruction that addresses the opportunities and challenges of everyday life and calls on people to follow Jesus Christ in every sphere of their lives
The Priority of Prayer and Dependence on the Spirit of God
We depend on the Spirit of God for our direction (John 16:13; Romans 8:14) as a church and for the spiritual resources to fulfill our calling. We rely on private and corporate prayer to discern God’s will (James 1:5) in the conception, planning, and implementation of all of the ministries and activities of our church.
Outreach to the Lost
We value people, and we desire for all people to have a dynamic, growing relationship with God through Jesus Christ. We know lost people matter to God (John 3:16), so they matter to us, too. We seek to bring the unchurched (Mar16:15) into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and into our community of faith.
Inspiring Worship
We seek to demonstrate God’s supreme worth in our persona lives and in our church through our private devotion and our corporate worship. We aim to provide inspiring worship experiences in a variety of worship styles which cultivate an authentic and meaningful encounter between each individual and our living God. We encourage people to praise God joyfully (Psalm 100:1-2) and to serve Him gladly with a heart of love and gratitude in response to His grace.
Spiritual Growth in the Life of Every Christian
We believe all followers of Jesus Christ are called to grow in their faith and to become like Him. We are committed to helping people grow to spiritual maturity through an emphasis on training in discipleship, the encouragement of supportive relationships (Ephesian 4:16) with other Christians, and the provision of opportunities for discovering and exercising one’s spiritual gifts (Ephesians 4:11).