Philosophy Of Ministry

We believe that a healthy church is a well fed church and thus we place a great deal of emphasis on the systematic verse by verse study of the entire Bible. The practical application of that study guides our worship of God and our service to one another.

Church government of Calvary Chapel is modeled after the Old Testament theocratic government under God. Moses was called by God to lead the nation of Israel, but Moses appointed men (elders) to help carry the burden of caring for the needs of the people. Later on the Synagogue system followed a similar pattern of government that eventually became the pattern for the church government. We believe we follow that model. Church government is very simple, not a complex bureaucracy of committees and sub-committees. We believe that Christ is the head of the church, and the pastor is responsible for the church God has called him to. The pastor is responsible to hear from God, to feed and love God's people faithfully. When a congregation grows and elders are needed, they are appointed to help the pastor care for the spiritual needs of the congregation, to pray with and for him, and to provide counsel...We are neither formal and rigid, nor careless or unstructured in our ministry. Rather we believe our ministry is open and relevant to the spiritual needs of people today. Jesus said in John's Gospel (chapter 15) that if we abide in Him and His Word abides in us, our lives will be fruitful, joyful and overflowing with His agape love, which this world we live in so desperately needs.

For a complete list of what we believe click on Statement of Faith

If you are not sure of your relationship with Jesus Christ, and the eternal life He has to offer, we want to offer you any help we possibly can. We can provide answers by having you click on What You Need To Know, or write us, email, or call us and we would be happy to try to answer your questions.