Mount Olivet SDA Church Mission and Vision

Our Mission

Our mission is to seek, reach, and transform the saved as well as the unsaved into totally committed disciples for Christ

Our Vision

1. We envision preaching and teaching the biblical, historical Advent message, with a worship experience that is uplifting, engaging, and life-changing. (Historical Advent message)

2. We envision developing leaders who are prepared for the task, confident in their abilities, innovative, progressive and effective in their approach to ministry. (Visionary Leadership)

3. We envision providing communications/media services which will utilizing the following: Cable/satellite studio Programming Church services Internet programming and on line music station Radio Print media/community based newsletter (Communications)

4. We envision the church as an army of laypeople educated and trained to provide health related services that initiate the process of making mankind whole: body, mind and spirit. To address the social needs of mankind, we also envision community satellite centers that assist individuals to become self-reliant; and we see the church building and operating assisted living facilities and daycare for adults & children. (Health Ministries, Community development/self-reliance, Family Ministries)

5. We envision a fully operational youth church with programs and services designed to nurture and develop our youth to become effective soul winners and leaders for Christ. (Youth Ministries)

6. We envision a premier ministry training center for leadership, discipleship and biblical instruction. This will be the hub where spiritual gifts and talents are identified and members and churches in the Delaware Valley area are equipped with the necessary resources to minister in the area of their giftedness. (Ministry Training)

7. We envision

• To provide a Christian environment that fits our children for service here and for eternity. - Spiritually - Academically - Socially - Physically

• Develop and implement a business plan - Identify funding sources which include but are not limited to tuition and fees, grants, scholarships and individual contributions. - Identify marketing strategies - Establish a committee that produces a long-term (five-ten year plan)

• Financial assistance for every child who’s desirous of attending

• State of the art facilities

• Highly qualified, trained, and certified Christian educators & administrators.

• Children who meet and or exceed the national standard academically.

• To network with other successful schools

• Develop the personal life skills of our students The second aspect of Christian education is to continue training at the church on Sabbath as well as during the week by scheduling and implementing workshops, field events, rap sessions for Church and community youth. Our purpose is to mentor them to a level of spiritual maturity that enables them to befriend and lead other youth to Christ and ultimately assume positions of leadership in the church. (Christian Education)

8. We envision each member being actively involved in a small group ministry based on their spiritual gifts or their personal need(s), with the expectations that each member becomes a spiritual mature disciple-maker for Christ. (Small Group Ministry)

9. Worship Center