Church Culture
“Church Culture” is a term adopted by the New Hope Christian Missionary Baptist Church that identifies and describes our resolve to model the counter-cultural personality of the early Church, scripturally depicted in the book of Acts (e.g. Acts 2:41-47; 4:32-37). Unlike the anti-God, anti-Christ, and anti-Biblical secular culture in which we live; Church Culture provides an atmosphere rich with the love of Christ demonstrated through and amongst His people.
Prayer
Utilizing prayer as THE source of communication between us and Almighty God as He has established it (Cp. Acts 2:42; 12:5,12; Eph. 6:18; Phil. 4:6; 1 Thess. 5:17, etc.)
Men
Encouragement of godly male presence and leadership in the home, church, and community (Cp. Gen. 2:18; Josh. 24:15; Acts 6:1-4; 1 Cor. 11:3; etc.)
Marriages
Strengthening marriages in an effort to preserving the sanctity of marriage (Cp. Eph. 5:22-33; Heb. 13:4; etc.)
Families
The establishment of an environment that encourages strong godly families, as the family is the first institution of “government” (Cp. Gen. 18:19; Deut. 4:9; 6:6-7; Josh. 24:15; Eph. 6:1-4; Col. 3:18-21; etc.)
Youth
Intentional investment into the spiritual well-being and growth of youth (Cp. Prov. 22:6; Eph. 6:4; etc.)
Entrepreneurial encouragement and support
Development of potential entrepreneurs and their subsequent businesses that will assist in sustaining the Church Culture financially (Cp. Acts 2:45; 4:34-37; etc.)
Financial Freedom
Establishing an atmosphere free from the bondage of excessive debt both individually and corporately, by addressing issues such as unemployment and under-employment of the constituency of the New Hope Christian M.B. Church (Cp. Rom. 13:8)