Vision
Vision can be defined as a mental image of what the future will be or could be like: the ability to think and plan the future with imagination and wisdom.
Spiritually speaking, vision is seeing by divine revelation what God specifically desires a church to do in a city and nation. Vision is vitally important because God's Word says, "Where there is no vision (no redemptive revelation of God), the people perish..." Proverbs 29:18 (AMP).
Once God has revealed His vision, He instructs further, "Write the vision... though it tarries, wait for it because it will surely come..." Habakkuk 2:2-3.
This is why Carmel has not only documented God's initial vision to the church but follows its progress on a regular basis. The Church is updated at the start of each year with previous year's achievement of the vison and the strategy for the next year.
Gods vision for Carmel is Luke 9:2 - To preach the Kingdom and heal the sick.
Spiritually speaking, vision is seeing by divine revelation what God specifically desires a church to do in a city and nation. Vision is vitally important because God's Word says, "Where there is no vision (no redemptive revelation of God), the people perish..." Proverbs 29:18 (AMP).
Once God has revealed His vision, He instructs further, "Write the vision... though it tarries, wait for it because it will surely come..." Habakkuk 2:2-3.
This is why Carmel has not only documented God's initial vision to the church but follows its progress on a regular basis. The Church is updated at the start of each year with previous year's achievement of the vison and the strategy for the next year.
Gods vision for Carmel is Luke 9:2 - To preach the Kingdom and heal the sick.
Our Vision Has a Four Phase Strategy
Phase One
Cover Our City
Phase Two
Bless Our Neighbors
Phase Three
Send to the Nations
Phase Four
Touch the World
It is exciting to see all that God is doing and recognize how His vision is being fulfilled. If you have caught the vision, we invite you to help us make it come to pass.
Mission
Carmel: Mission Statement
"He sent them to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick." Luke 9:2.
In order to achieve this Carmel implements the following aims and objectives:
- To recognize Christ as sovereign Head of the Chruch
- To conduct local church under the leadership of the Lord Jesus Christ and the guidance of the Holy Spirit in accordance with all the commandments and provisions set forth in the bible.
- To worship God in spirit and in truth.
- To observe a doctrine, discipline, and form of worship in accordance with the Carmel: Faith Statement.
- To administer regularly the ordinances of Jesus Christ, namely Communion and water baptism.
- To encourage believers to operate in the gifts of the Spirit.
- To preach and teach the Word of God uncompromisingly.
- To shepherd the flock of God
- To care for widows, orphans, the aged, and the needy in practical ways.
- To Expose the partners of the five-fold ministry gifts so that they can grow up in Christ's image and be perfected to do the work of the ministry.
- To train people in order that they mat fulfill their function in the Body of Christ.
- To encourage believers to live a positive, victorious, and successful faith life through Christ's ability.
- To establish ministries for the spiritual instruction and Christian education of children and youth.
- To encourage the recognition of all true believers as members of the Body of Christ and promote unity and fellowship among them.
- To work with and assist the whole Body of Christ.
- To demonstrate the love of Christ to the world.
- To share the responsibility of fulfilling the Great Commision, that is, evangelizing and discipling all nations.
- To spread the Gospel through church services, seminars, crusades, radio, television, audio and video CDs, establishment of Christain literature and the like.
- To promote the support of world missions.
- To do the works of Jesus here on earth and destroy the works of Satan, enforcing his Defeat.