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MEN’s MINISTRY

The Morning Star Church of Christ (MSCC) Men’s Ministry promotes evangelism, discipleship, fellowship, and structured outreach programs. The Men’s Ministry subsists to acquaint/introduce men (young and matured) to our Lord, Jesus Christ and develop/augment their spiritual well-being. This ministry provides men with the required resources to cultivate pious disposition and help prepare them to positively inspire their world. The MSCC Men’s Ministry urges men to be a positive influence in their children’s lives and families to enable God-abiding and God-fearing environs.

The Men’s ministry encourages all men to make it a priority to play active roles in their children’s lives and ensure their support, security, health, and development. In today’s age, men must accept the responsibility that parenting can only be effective when considered as joint-efforts. Men must endeavor to work collaboratively with other men in Christ to find the needed forte for the spiritual voyage. This ministry have no restrictions on race, marital status, age, profession, social status, or financial standing; any person interested can join.

The MSCC Men’s Ministry’s ultimate goal is to impact the world by conforming to the Great Commandment of LOVE as epitomized in Mark 12: 30-31 and in the Great Commission as embodied in Matthew 28: 19-20. The Men’s Ministry honors Jesus Christ through worship, scriptures, prayers, and obedience to the Lord’s words. Men needs to understand God’s transforming grace/power and how God can work in men’s life to benefit both his and church families.

Mission Statements

The mission of the MSCC Men’s Ministry is to:

  • Develop and mentor leaders to promulgate the gospel and meet men’s needs.
  • Influence the unreached men and bring them to Christ and the Church.
  • Encourage men to enter and acknowledge individual relationships with our Lord, Jesus Christ.
  • Create a bond between men in Christ and foster harmony with the Bible, fellowship, and prayer, to ensure responsibility.
  • Touch the lives of God’s people and the entire Church family with compassion and love of Christ.
  • Promote an enabling environment to enhance mentoring, service, support, fellowship, outreach, and evangelism.
  • Assist men to reinforce their dedication and faith to Christ, church, family, local community, States, and Nations.
  • Motivate men to faithfully embrace the Ministry and fully utilize their God’s given gifts/talents to function in leadership roles.

 

WOMEN’s MINISTRY

The Morning Star Church of Christ (MSCC) Women’s Ministry enhances the church and empowers women for spiritual development, fellowship, discipleship, evangelism, and compassion. The women’s ministry is equally a conduit to interface with other women from different churches and local community to touch their lives through the grace and goodwill of our Lord, Jesus Christ. This ministry places no constraints on race, marital status, age, profession, social status, or financial standing; anyone interested is allowed to join. The MSCC Women’s Ministry’s foremost objective is to similarly impact the world by conforming to the Great Commandment of LOVE as epitomized in Mark 12: 30-31 and in the Great Commission as embodied in Matthew 28: 19-20.

This ministry is intended to embolden women to develop and flourish in their relationships with Jesus Christ and the living God. The women’s ministry is deed-oriented and focuses on how best to live a Christian life guided by the Bible and to mentor young women. Women’s ministry historically goes back to the Biblical times where women, like Sarah, Deborah, Esther, Mary, Martha, and Ruth, had profound impact on the advancement of the early church.

Mission Statements

The mission of the MSCC Women’s Ministry is to:

  • Disciple all women to exemplify Christ and His teachings in their daily interactions.
  • Establish a fervent relationship with Christ and understand wisdom of God’s Word.
  • Embrace the scripture as foundational accuracy, verbally inspired word of God, and are the revelation of God to man.
  • Understand and believe that God has a distinctive purpose for women of this Church.
  • Reach other women through the renewing power and mercy of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
  • Recognize and embrace their roles in Christ/Church to walk with the sovereignty and joy of the God’s beloved.
  • Provides an environment for women to nurture their talents, capabilities, relationships, and a closer walk with God.

 

YOUTH MINISTRY

The Morning Star Church of Christ (MSCC) Youth ministry provides an effective medium to engage and connect with the youth of the Church to provide a safe avenue to know Christ. The Youth ministry is an essential ministry that bonds formation, transformation, training, connection, and development of the youth in Christ. The Youth ministry facilitates, nurtures, and mobilizes the talents/gifts of youth (young boys and girls, young men and women) with the knowledge of the gospel.

The Youth ministry believes in God’s calling of the youth to be prepared adherents of Jesus Christ, endowed with the Holy Spirit, connected by the Word of God, built in the temperament of Christ, and advocating the kingdom of God. In the demands of adolescence, youth ministry demands patience, passion, compassion, and perseverance to walk devotedly with young boys and girls as they transition into adulthood. 1 Thessalonians 2: 7-8 asserts: “but we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children. So, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.”

The MSCC Youth ministry responds to the spiritual essentials of the youth by building trusting relationships, identifying their gifts/talents, responding to spirituality concerns, and fostering the desire to get closer and know to God. The ministry involves different activities, programs, creative concepts, and leading-edge technology. The Youth ministry is led by either a Youth Minister, Youth Pastor, or Youth Coordinator to prepare the youth for the future and engage them in leadership training and roles. Psalm 144:12 affirms: “may our sons in their youth be like full-grown plants, and our daughters like pillars destined to decorate a palace.”

Mission Statements

The mission of the MSCC Youth Ministry is to:

  • Assimilate teenagers into the greater and integrated development of the church and resists the status quo.
  • Ensure that teens are not relegated members of the body of Christ and Church.
  • Interact with adults and Church leadership to correctly model the Christian faith.
  • Involve activities such as games, sports, crafts, and etcetera, which can help teens build their confidence and trust.
  • Establish and follow-up with winter and summer Retreats.
  • Encourage youth to attend Youth Conferences and Seminars.
  • Assist Youth Ministry to develop ethical norms, values, and a sense of belonging to the family of Christ.

 

OUTREACH MINISTRY

The Morning Star Church of Christ (MSCC) Outreach Ministry adopts a holistic methodology that strives to touch the physical, social, emotive, and spiritual necessities of people in Maryland and the surrounding areas to emulate Christ models. The MSCC outreach program provides varieties of charitable, social, informative, spiritual and community enhancement activities for the local and neighboring vicinities. These outreach activities bring relief to those who are marginalized and in need; to achieve their God’s given capabilities, while ensuring their relationships with God through faith in our Lord, Jesus Christ remains unbroken.

The MSCC Outreach Ministry follows the declaration of our Lord, Jesus Christ in Matthew 25: 34-40:  “Then the king will say to those on his right, Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, because I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you welcomed me. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me. Then, the righteous will say to him, Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you something to eat, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you as a stranger and welcomed you, or see you naked and clothe you?  When did we see you sick or in prison, and visit you? The king will answer them, I tell all of you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers/sisters of mine; you did it for me.”

Mission Statements

The mission of the MSCC Outreach Ministry is to:

  • Restore hope to the despondent and provide chances for people to reach their God’s given potentials.
  • Adopt systematic outreach program to touch the homeless, drug addicts and alcoholics in the immediate local area and adjoining communities.
  • Partner with the local and adjoining churches for the outreach programs to reach a larger audience.
  • Focus on meeting the needs of the most vulnerable families, children, and teens in the local area and across the States.
  • Support people of all creeds, genders, races, and ethnicities, irrespective of their class or financial status.
  • Provide outreach opportunities, training, and reinforcements to the MSCC members as Christ’s love for the disadvantaged.
  • Host series of outreach activities to cater to and meet required needs where appropriate.

 

WELFARE MINISTRY

The Morning Star Church of Christ (MSCC) Welfare Ministry is aimed at members of the local church to be self-sufficient and cater to the needs of the disadvantaged within the body of Christ. The Welfare Ministry cares for both the material and spiritual necessities of its adherents. The Welfare Ministry provide assistance in agreement with biblical directives for love, compassion, and care for the deprived. Jesus Christ distinguishes His interest with that of suffering humankind. He is our substitute and guarantee because He stands in the place of humanity, so that He is affected by His weakest supporter. If men/women play their roles as faithful stewards of the Lord’s assets, He assures us that there would be no cry for bread, no poverty, no exposure, no one in want.

Similarly to the Outreach Ministry, the Welfare Ministry equally follows the avowal of our Lord, Jesus Christ in Matthew 25: 34-40:  “Then the king will say to those on his right, Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world, because I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you welcomed me. I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me. Then, the righteous will say to him, Lord, when did we see you hungry and give you something to eat, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you as a stranger and welcomed you, or see you naked and clothe you?  When did we see you sick or in prison, and visit you? The king will answer them, I tell all of you with certainty, since you did it for one of the least important of these brothers/sisters of mine; you did it for me.”

Mission Statements

The mission of MSCC Welfare Ministry include to:

  • Encourage mercy and love since God releases His blessing to us so that we may influence others.
  • Cultivate Christ-like compassion, love, and care for the less privileged.
  • Manage the welfare of the Lead Pastor, hospitality of Guest ministers, and Pastors’ Appreciation day.
  • Periodically, disseminate foodstuff to the disadvantaged, needy and underprivileged within the Church.
  • Collaborate with other ministries to enhance the growth of the church in the local and global community.

 

MUSIC MINISTRY

The Music Ministry is one of the most vivacious and revered ministries in the Church and must be regarded as a sanctified office and position. The essential components of the Music Ministry are to encourage, elevate, inspire, and embolden the Church and body of Christ through praise, songs, and worship. Music is a gift of God, a part of the creation, and all nature sings. Music enhances and mirrors the order, magnificence, and multiplicity of God’s creation. The creations of God have always sung since inception. Moses and the people of Israel sang a song to the Lord after the victory and escape from Pharaoh’s Armies and crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 15: 1-18). In the early Church, singing was part of Israel’s orthodox worship in both the temple and tabernacle (1 Chronicles. 6: 31-32).

The Morning Star Church of Christ (MSCC) Music Ministry encompasses all other ministries and membership appointments must be approved and blessed. The MSCC Music Ministry is managed and led by a Music Minister, a Music Pastor, or a Music Director. Adherents of the Music Ministry must endeavor to live according to God’s calling and be in oneness of spirit and mind as mandated by the word of God. The Book of Psalms is an anthology of individual songs, prayers, and assumes historic testament that in all circumstances (good and bad); Christians have traditionally raised their voices in songs to the living God. In Matthew 26:30 and after the Lord’s Supper, Jesus and his disciples sang before they departed to Mount of Olives.

The MSCC Music Ministry is vital to the entire worship of the Church as it sets the atmosphere for praise and worship, ambience to receive/proclaim the gospel, embrace the promise of salvation, and awaken believers/non-believers to hear the Word of God. A divine Music Ministry can calibrate the hearts of the people correctly, aligns the souls of unbelievers to accept Jesus Christ, and elevates believers into celestial worship of God. Singing is particularly corporate and stimulates corporate worship and prayers.

The MSCC Music Ministry facilitates worship, fellowship, inspiration and outreach through a steadied mix of praise and worship songs. According to Job 38: 7, “while the morning stars sang together, all the divine beings shouted joyfully”. Revelation 5:13 declares: “every creature in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea, and everything that is in them, sings to the one who sits on the throne and to the lamb.” Apostle Paul directed the Colossians in Colossians 3: 16: “let the word of Christ inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”

 

MEDIA & PRODUCTION MINISTRY

The Morning Star Church of Christ (MSCC) Media & Production Ministry exists to provide service to all ministries and activities of the Church. The goal is to empower the church and adherents to develop into an emergent relationship with our Lord, Jesus Christ through media & production technologies. All the technical facets of Morning Star Church ministries and events are managed by the Media & Production Ministry such as: audio, video, lighting, media projection, media design, CD/DVD doubling and post-production.

The MSCC Media & Production Ministry works collaboratively with the Music Ministry for audio and video production of worship, special occasions, concerts, musical outreaches, and seminars. The effective use of the Media & Production tools create dynamic atmosphere for worship and effective communication while developing honest interactions with each other. The media & production includes support for digital production, audio, video, music, radio, television, films, books, visual arts, photography, streaming video, online content, and new media.

The MSCC Media & Production Ministry is very vital to the future direction of the church as it is positioned to propagate the mission and work of the church and other ministries worldwide. The media technologies selected will help communicate God’s love, mercy, salvation, deliverance, prosperity and power. The MSCC digital media production enables files to be created, encoded, enhanced, and disseminated through various technological processes and mediums. Digital media production exists as the primary discipline for the creation of digital music, streaming video, cameras, and other contents made available to a mass audience.

Mission Statements

The mission of MSCC Media & Production Ministry is to:

  • Use Digital Audio and Visual tools to share the gospel of Jesus Christ and His love locally and universally.
  • Spread the gospel and love of Jesus Christ to as many people as possible within the confines of media technologies.
  • Ultimately, create digital music, streaming video, periodicals, radio, television, films, books, visual arts, animation, photography, short documentaries, and online contents to mirror the imminent growth of the church.