Ministry Overview

Evangelizing Ministry

For the glory of God, the Evangelizing Ministry serves as the catalyst of the church towards fulfilling the Great Commission through local, cross-cultural and global evangelism and missions initiatives.

The Evangelizing Ministry aims to empower church members to proclaim the Gospel to influencers in strategic areas worldwide, care for missionaries, support other Christian organizations, and conduct social concern initiatives as part of the Gospel proclamation. The Evangelizing Ministry is also in-charge with the Class 401 Evangelizing classes.

Edifying Ministry

Consistent with the overall mission of Greenhills Christian Fellowship, the Edifying Ministry aims to serve and equip believers in the task of ministering to one another toward spiritual transformation and maturity.

It aims to assist believers and inquiries about what GCF is all about and how they could become members. New members are encouraged to be part of the church body through service in the various ministries

We have a pool of disciplers who are trained to help a person become familiar and grounded in the basic spiritual discipline. Depending on your schedule, we can partner you with a discipler to help you in your spiritual walk. We recognize that discipleship is the task of the whole church and is not the sole responsibility of one department. As such, we network with the other ministries to coordinate our discipleship efforts.

Other ministries under the Edifying Ministry umbrella are the Women's (GEMS- God Empowered Mothers and Sisters) Fellowship, Growth Groups, Kingsmen- Men’s Fellowship, Counseling, Constant Connection Prayer Bulletins, Church Prayer Meetings, Funeral Services and Class 201 Discipleship classes.

Equipping Ministry

The Equipping Ministry exists to prepare the body of believers in GCF through biblical teaching for effective ministry in order that the church may attain Christ-like maturity.

We aspire to train leaders and members in areas of doctrine, skills and character that will prepare them to disciple people in growth groups with the intention of developing new leaders. Also we train members to effectively perform their assigned ministries. The Equipping Ministry is in charge of the Class 301 Equipping Classes.

Enabling Ministry

The church's auxiliary arm, the Enabling Ministry, ensures that programs of other mainstream ministries are well-supported in the administrative aspects such as: finance, logistics/facilities, human resources, ministry coordination, church communications, information dissemination, and other needed assistance.

The Enabling Ministry also sees to it that there is proper stewardship of all the resources that God has graciously provided.
Ministries under the Enabling Ministry umbrella are Activity Venues and Facilities, Human Resources, Finance, and other church Adminstrative groups.

Educating Ministry

The Educating Ministry is the GCF’s arm towards fulfilling our task of caring for our children, youths and young professionals. At GCF we seek to educate our younger generations and prepare them to take responsibilities on key ministries and leadership roles in the years ahead. We believe that simultaneous caring and teaching of God’s word to these three generations through Children Sunday Schools, Youth Fellowships and Camps, is key to ensuring continuity of God’s work many years ahead. It is also our way of helping our younger generations become positive influencers among their peers in school and the community.

The ministries under the Educating Ministry are the Children’s Ministry, Youths and Young Professionals Group.

Exalting Ministry

The Exalting Ministry is the ministry arm of GCF that seeks to lead God's people to Worship Appropriately, Meaningfully, Fervently, and Effectively.

In line with GCF's Vision and Mission, it seeks to glorify God by helping people know Christ and make Him known through worship and music ministry opportunities that are dynamic, contextually and culturally sensitive, yet distinctly Spirit-led and biblical.

GCF Choir

GCF Choir is our worship choir for the Sunday services. This choir is open to all adults, from college graduates through adults. The choir is on summer break. Please wait for further announcements for the rehearsal schedules. The GCF Choir is under the direction of Ms.Ofelia Guanlao.

Worship Band / Instumentalist Pool

Among various expressions of worship found in the Bible is the use of musical instruments in times of festive praise, sacred assemblies and gathering. At GCF, we have a number of volunteers who dedicate their musical skill to the Lord. Our songs of praise and worship are accompanied by bands composed of electronic keyboard, guitars, and drums. Those who wish to be part of this growing ministry, you may contact Mr. Ariel Brion.

Volunteers

We welcome people who would like to volunteer for Sunday worship services – slide and bulletin makers, technical staff, singers, ushers and others. For inquiries, you may get in touch with the Exalting Ministry Staff, Ms. Ivy Gomez.

Worship Attitude at GCF

Every maturing believer in Christ needs to be growing in three simultaneous relationships:

1. Our relationship with God through worship and trust;
2. Our relationship with fellow believers through love, edification, and accountability;
3. Our relationship with unbelievers, conveying the gospel message in word and deed to the end that they would become disciples of the Lord Christ.

These three relationships - with God, the church and the world - involve three distinct actions on our part: worship, nurture, and outreach. These three actions develop in the Christ-follower simultaneously. At GCF, our worship celebration services try to embody all three areas.

Worship comes in many forms and sizes. Worship isn't just about music-- we can worship God by singing and the arts, but there are so many other acts of worship. We have come to understand worship as an expression of our enjoyment of God. In other words, we best glorify God when we fully enjoy him. “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him.” (John Piper) Part of our worship is helping people to see God's hand in their lives, caring for them, providing for them-- and also helping them to understand that there is little else as rewarding than full abandon in worship everyday, not just on a Sunday morning but living our day to day experience and lives under the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

What to Expect On Your First Visit

Our services are usually 90 minutes long. During our service you can expect to interact with people who are glad to see you. We generally spend time singing together, praying, reading from the Bible, and listening to truth about how we can better love and live for God and others. The messages you'll hear about are both deep and practical, dealing with everyday issues.

Music at GCF can be best described as a fusion. We are a contemporary church that remains in love and attached to Christianity’s historical expressions and elements of worship. It has become our goal to span every musical genre and worship expression. At any given service, we sing songs by modern worship music composers after a grand rendition of an ancient hymn, or Jazz praise side by side a Baroque anthem. The primary benchmark for choosing songs however is the Word of God, upon which our faith is founded, and should point to the person and praise of God alone.

A benchmark of GCF is our commitment to preach the Word as it is. We believe in handling the Word of God carefully and rightly; preach what it says, live out what it teaches. Whether behind the pulpit at our large corporate worship times or small group meetings, Sunday school classes or mentoring, our primary tool is and will always be God’s in-errant Word.

We often incorporate other elements into our services such as a drama, dance, video, or musical selection that helps drive home the theme or topic we're discussing. We celebrate communion every second Sunday of each month and celebrate baptism every third Sunday.

 

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