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Growing
Together Locally,
Reaching Out Regionally,
Sending Forth Globally
Growing Together Locally
“…Yes, whatever a person is
like, I try to find common ground with him so he will let me tell him about
Christ and let Christ save him.” 1Corinthians 9:22 (LB)
We
REACH people through relationships built in Get Connected Groups, our small
group ministry. This is a vital part of the ministry of our churches.
“And
they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship and in
breaking of bread, and in prayer.” Acts 2:42
Get
Connected Groups can center around (common
ground) felt needs that include hobbies, talents, marriage improvement,
fitness, Bible Study, prayer and personal development. Our
Goal is for every member to attend a Get Connected Group. When Christians are
healthy, they grow and produce. Get Connected Group ministry is the Jesus way to grow disciples.
Reaching
Out Regionally
God is restoring
apostolic ministry to the church, and we function as apostolic
churches. One thing this means is that we will often connect and work
together with other churches for Kingdom purposes. Together with our
sister churches we host the following types of activities on a regular basis:
► Seminars with national guest speakers
► Regional prayer meetings
► Regional deliverance gatherings
► Training meetings for Get Connected Leaders
► Seminars for Music ministry, Helps, Children’s,
Youth and more
► CORE Leadership Development
► Ministry Development for full time service.
► Retreats for Men, Women and Youth
► Evangelistic outreaches to our areas
► Pastors’ Prayer Meetings & Luncheon and Seminars
We also support and partner with
other Regional ministries:
► Operation Blessing -Portsmouth, NH
► Seeds of Faith - Eliot, ME
► Kingston House-Boston, MA
► Emmaus House-Haverhill, MA
► Somebody Cares -N.E.
► Pregnancy Care Center– Haverhill, MA
Sending Forth Globally
“Go
ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.” Matthew 28:19
We believe that the great commission mandates that we actively
pursue reaching not only in our local and regional areas,
for the kingdom of God, but globally as well, therefore we take
supporting world missions seriously. The
command “Go Ye” means we are all to actively “GO” and make disciples. We
believe that for some the words “Go Ye” will lead them out to the mission
field locally, regionally or globally, while for others the words “Go Ye”
will be fulfilled as they send their funds forth to support the work of
God. Therefore, each year we host an annual mission conference where we
cast our vision for reaching the world for Christ.
At
this time, we introduce missionaries, present reports on missionaries and
churches we are supporting and planting, along with updates on leadership
training and conferences we are hosting in foreign countries. We continue to
project the vision with monthly updates, mission trips, church planting and
sending ministry out.
Because we believe in the call to reproduce and not just
produce, we have made a decision to support primarily ministries that are
reproductive and have a plan of secession. As
a team ministry we look to support team minded mission ministries as opposed
to just stand alone individual missionaries.
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