Who We Are
Carrollton Christian Fellowship has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. You will immediately take notice of the “diversity” of believers who fellowship at Carrollton Christian Fellowship.
Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only their over-emphasis of doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the body of Christ.
Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only their over-emphasis of doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the body of Christ.
Christ's Agape Love
We believe the only true basis of Christian fellowship is Christ’s (agape) love, which is greater than differences we possess, and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.
We believe worship of God should be spiritual;
therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship.
We believe worship of God should be inspirational;
therefore, we give great place to music in our worship.
We believe worship of God should be intelligent;
therefore, our services are designed with great emphasis upon the teaching of the Word of God that He might instruct us on how He should be worshipped. We seek to teach the Word of God in such a way that its message can be applied to the individual’s life, leading that person to a greater maturity in Christ. We teach both expositionally; and topically when further study is required to go deeper into the main point of a specific portion of scripture.
We believe worship of God should be fruitful;
therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have been truly worshipping Him.
Spiritual Gifts
We believe that the Bible clearly describes that spiritual gifts are for the edification of the body and that they are to be exercised in love and orderly, our God is a God of order and distinct moves of His Spirit which do not cause or create confusion or draw attention onto any one individual.
We believe that love is more important than the most spectacular gifts, and without love, all exercise of spiritual gifts are worthless. In our services, we focus on a personal relationship with God through worship, prayer, and the teaching of the Word of God.
We do not practice speaking in tongues during worship or while a Bible study is in progress because we do not believe that the Holy Spirit would interrupt Himself. God is not the author of confusion. These gifts are encouraged in more intimate settings, e.g. our afterglow services every 3rd Thursday of each month, or small groups where their benefit can accomplish the purpose for which they have been given – the edification of the body of Christ.
We believe that love is more important than the most spectacular gifts, and without love, all exercise of spiritual gifts are worthless. In our services, we focus on a personal relationship with God through worship, prayer, and the teaching of the Word of God.
We do not practice speaking in tongues during worship or while a Bible study is in progress because we do not believe that the Holy Spirit would interrupt Himself. God is not the author of confusion. These gifts are encouraged in more intimate settings, e.g. our afterglow services every 3rd Thursday of each month, or small groups where their benefit can accomplish the purpose for which they have been given – the edification of the body of Christ.
Church Government
We believe that the church government should be simplistic rather than a complex bureaucracy, and we depend on the Holy Spirit to lead, rather than on fleshly promotion and corporate business models. The Bible says that Jesus is the “head” of the church. So we believe Jesus should be in charge. We have a pastor who listens to Jesus and tries to follow where He is leading. There is a small group of pastors who talk regularly with the pastor so they can talk to God and listen together, we see the Biblical model of "binding and loosening" practiced out in this way.
The pastor will wait until the Lord gives clear direction and then move forward as He leads.
We don’t have any official church membership. People are free to come and go as they believe the Lord is directing them. We are able to grow as a body and individually through the devoted individuals who the Lord has directed to our church as we walk together in our specific callings and use of our spiritual gifts, and it's a blessing to have them around.
The pastor will wait until the Lord gives clear direction and then move forward as He leads.
We don’t have any official church membership. People are free to come and go as they believe the Lord is directing them. We are able to grow as a body and individually through the devoted individuals who the Lord has directed to our church as we walk together in our specific callings and use of our spiritual gifts, and it's a blessing to have them around.
Third-Party Evaluation of Ministry Practices
At Carrollton Christian Fellowship we acknowledge and observe the importance of accountability in ministry for individuals and also for the local body of believers in philosophy of ministry, content of our Bible Studies, and Exposition of the entire Word of God as a whole to faithful pastors who have run the race, the Lord set before them, well. | 2 Timothy 2:1-5 |
Carrollton Christian Fellowship has provided to outside third parties to accurately audit our philosophy of ministry, content of our Bible Studies, and our beliefs if these do indeed follow the Biblical example we see in all of Scripture.
Rock Harbor Church
And Others who are still conducting their evaluation of a season of time of faithful ministry to God's Word and His people.
Carrollton Christian Fellowship has provided to outside third parties to accurately audit our philosophy of ministry, content of our Bible Studies, and our beliefs if these do indeed follow the Biblical example we see in all of Scripture.
Rock Harbor Church
And Others who are still conducting their evaluation of a season of time of faithful ministry to God's Word and His people.