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About Our Church
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Focus of the Ministry: The early church continually
devoted themselves to five essentials which are the heart of
the ministry at CCCC: teaching/preaching, fellowship, worship,
ministry and evangelism (Acts 2:42-47). |
Worship
is reflecting back to God our delight in His supremacy.
Worship occurs through our obedience, praise of God, prayer,
sharing, singing, and all the different ways, public and
private, that we express to God how great we think He is.
Preaching/Teaching is the proclamation of
God’s Word. We believe preaching/teaching is of prime
importance in equipping believers for all areas of life. All
saving knowledge and living for God’s glory grow out of the
wisdom God has revealed in the Scriptures.
Fellowship is sharing life together in Christ.
Through Him we have new spiritual birth and are made part of a
new family — the Family of God. At Cow Creek, we place a
premium upon deepening those relationships within small groups
or FLOCK GROUPS. As we gather together to share life in Jesus,
we are built up in love and are transformed into His likeness.
Ministry, meeting one another’s and the
world’s needs, is the calling and responsibility of every
member of the church. “The minister” at Cow Creek is you
and me. Having each been given at least one spiritual gift, we
are to use that gift for the good of others. Our elders are
here to assist us, not take our place. |
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Evangelism is telling others the good news of
God’s salvation in Christ. Evangelism is primarily the
responsibility of every individual in the church, rather than
a program of the church, although specific programs are
encouraged. Home and foreign missions are a vital part of our
ministry. It is the desire of CCCC to not only support
existing missions, but to also equip, send, and support
individuals and families from our own midst to be “workers
in the field."
Our view of “the
church”: “The church” is both universal and
local. CCCC recognizes that any person who has experienced new
life in Christ is a member of Jesus’ worldwide church. At
the same time, God’s will is for those members to gather
together in “local expressions” of His church. Any person
who has been born again and is a faithful participant of CCCC
is considered to be a member of this local church. Again, the
above distinctives are what we consider most important in our
church life. Matters of programs, facilities, schedules, etc.
are of secondary importance. It is our wish, though, to
preserve the essence of what has made CCCC so special through
the years.
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