Our Ministry Values
"Core beliefs that drive Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA); this is why we do what we do.
We Value...
God’s
Glory
The glory of God is that which most
concerns God and therefore must also be that which most
concerns us.
God’s glory ought to be our delight and our joy. God is holy,
sovereign, gracious and merciful; therefore He is worthy of
all honor and praise.
To give God glory means that we will seek to give Him
His proper due, to enhance people’s opinion about God. That means all we do,
in every area of life, personally and corporately, we do to
honor Him; and it is to be done with excellence and in accord
with His Word.
The Gospel of
Grace
The gospel is the power of God unto
salvation for all who believe it. All mankind is lost in
sin and in need of Christ. The gospel is the good news that
Jesus Christ accomplished everything necessary for the
salvation of sinners.
It is the central theme of the whole Bible. It is where the grace
of God for pardon for sin and deliverance from wrath is found.
This gospel is offered freely to all, and by His grace we are
able to receive it.
The gospel then is foundational for all we endeavor to
accomplish for His glory.
Biblical truth (The
Bible)
We believe the Bible is God’s
inspired communication to mankind. It is the only perfect
rule to guide our beliefs and our actions and to which every
Christian is to joyfully conform by the power of the Holy
Spirit. The Bible
is not just an ancient text of old stories but is relevant to
the common needs of today. Therefore we will seek
to apply its teaching in a variety of ways and contexts, and
it will be the final authority in all matters. We also believe that
one of the clearest summaries of its system of doctrine is
found in the Westminster Confession of Faith.
Genuine
worship
“Worship is a way of gladly
reflecting back to God the radiance of His worth.” It is the central
focus of every believer’s life. We seek to worship
God, the One who saves sinners and transforms them by his
grace, in a way that is, exciting, genuine, reverent,
participative, joyful and most importantly in accord with His
Word. We seek to
do this at the individual level in all of life AND as we
gather corporately on the Lord’s Day.
Christian
Community
God created human beings to live in
community relationships.
The Church is that community designed by God in which
loving relationships can be made and nurtured in the proper
context through the practical teaching and application of His
Word. This
community is exemplified by membership in a local church with
all its privileges and responsibilities. This context also
allows for intergenerational worship, instruction and
activities that promote Christian community.
Christian
Family
Healthy Christian homes honor God
and provide stability to our communities. We are committed to
helping people build strong, joyous, biblical family
relationships.
Therefore, we are committed to promoting the biblical
model of family and ministering God’s grace to broken
homes.
Relational
outreach
We believe Christians are to be
salt and light in the world. We are called to be
witnesses of the grace of God in every sphere of life in word
and deed. Rather
than retreating from society we must penetrate it with the
love of Christ.
Therefore, we will seek to cultivate relationships with
non-Christians as an opportunity for the gospel.
Every member
ministry
We value the structure God has given to
His Church.
Christ is the Chief Shepherd of His flock. We believe the leaders
(elders) of the church are to be genuine servant leaders under
Christ, who shepherd and equip the flock. We believe membership
in the flock is the structure God has given for the purpose of
ministering to one another by the help and guidance of the
elders and lay leaders of the church. As a result one will
discover, develop and utilize the particular gift(s) God has
given him or her for the building up of the body of
Christ.
Prayer
We value prayer because it
brings honor to God and because He commands us to “pray
without ceasing.”
In prayer we acknowledge that all our efforts are
powerless unless God chooses to bless them. We acknowledge that we
are in total dependence on God for all things and look to Him
to glorify His name in the building up of Christ’s body, the
Church.
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