Philosophy of Ministry

The Black Forest Community Church's mission is to seek the vision of Christ, making it our own. Jesus placed high priority on the individual. As a result, the church gives focus to personal expressions of concern sometime during each worship service: be it prayer, ministry events, or clarifying information. This reflects the emphasis of our belief in the integrity and autonomy of the individual and the corporate Body.

This is further emphasized by the nature of how the church does its mission in the community where it finds itself, as well as in the larger world. The church seeks to empower individuals and ministries to become and live out their fullest potential wherever those possibilities are expressed. Therefore our buildings, ministries, and services are always open and available to all and anyone who desires to make use of them.

Fellowship and care is woven into the fabric of our life with one another through the sharing at the Lord's communion table and through the sharing of food in Hardesty Hall following ministry experiences. Thus the bond, that makes us one as a church family and fosters our unity in the churches mission, is nurtured into strength.

Because we believe in the integrity of the individual, we provide ways that each person can discover his own giftedness in relationship to the church and then provide avenues through which that giftedness can bless both the individual and the gathered body that consists of the church.