Ministries
In the New Testament, ministry is seen as service to God and to other people in His name. Jesus provided the pattern for Christian ministry He came, not to receive service, but to give it (see Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45; John 13:1-17). Second Mount Zion Baptist Church ministers by meeting people's needs with love and humility on Christ's behalf (see Matthew 20:26; Mark 10:43; John 2:5,9; Acts 6:3; Romans 1:1; Galatians 1:10; Colossians 4:12). We minister to others out of our devotion to Christ and our love for others, whether the other people are believers or unbelievers. SMZ's Ministry to others is impartial and unconditional, we are always seeking to help others as Jesus would.
Deacons
The Deacon Ministry consists of those individuals who are the exemplification of a servant. They are dedicated, loyal supporters of the pastor, chosen to serve the members of the church Deacons are appointed by God to serve the church in every area of need. The Deacons Ministry exist to maintain a supportive role in the spiritual ministry of the church. Therefore these disciples of God are expected and obligated to live by the example prescribed in Scripture.
Trustees
The Trustee Ministry consists of faithful, devoted stewards who function in accordance with the Great Commission, striving to introduce a living Savior to a dying world. The steadfast trustees serve in all areas of the body of Christ and have accepted the call of ministry to ensure that the fiscal matters of the church are properly maintained. The Trustee Ministry endeavors to exceed all expectations while doing the will of God, as exemplified by innate leadership ability and a tendency to always go above and beyond.
Church School
The Church School Ministry is comprised of a superintendent, an assistant superintendent, a secretary, and several teachers who support the teaching, vision, and leadership of the pastor. Teachers teach weekly lesson based on biblical principles. The lessons are designed so that students may be able to apply what they are learning to their daily lives. In doing this, Church School seeks to effectively deliver the teachings of the word of God so that members may become effective disciples of Christ.
Disicipleship
The Discipleship Ministry fulfills it purpose through a two-fold ministry. It is comprised of the Men's discipleship and the women's discipleship ministry. Although separated by gender, both share a common mission and are given the necessary tools for completing it. Through teaching, fellowship, and worship, these burdens bearers have acquired a biblical foundation of discipleship necessary for evangelism.
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Health, Fitness and Weight Loss Ministry
The Health, Fitness and Weight Loss Ministry is comprised of men and women who are devoted to the purification and sanctification of their bodies because they are the temple of God. These self-sacrificing individuals are hearers and doers of the word of God. They accept the call of sacrifice and discipline that has been placed on their lives and find it their personal mission to ensure that the ministry is truly fulfilled at Second Mount Zion.
Missionary Ministry
The Missionary Ministry is comprised of dedicated and passionate servants of God who have a common mission to minister to the deprived members of the congregation while ministering to their spiritual needs. The hard working individuals, who have been called to be missionaries, serve as living examples of the compassion of Jesus Christ. The missionaries at this branch of Zion work daily to fulfill the ministry as they bear the burden of the troubled and the infirmities of the weak by reaching out to help people in need both inside and outside the congregation.
Praise, Dance and Music Ministry
The Second Mount Zion Baptist Church Praise, Dance and Music Ministry serves a dual purpose, to provide spiritual guidance and to introduce non-traditional means of spirit filled genuine praise and authentic worship. The ministries seek to lead the people of the congregation in praise and the unsaved people within the congregation to a forgiving God. They praise the splendor of God's holiness in order to glorify him whose mercy endure the forever.
Pulpit Ministry
The Second Mount Zion Baptist Church Pulpit Ministry exists to assist the pastor in setting an aesthetic atmosphere for genuine and authentic praise and worship. Through the splendor and beauty of eye-catching exquisite flower arrangements, the Pulpit Ministry aims to reflect the radiant love of our uplifting and faithful Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Pulpit Ministry therefore seeks to inspire a visually stimulating ambience for the deliverance of a fresh and relevant Preached Word so that the people of God will blossom and mature spiritually.
The Pulpit Ministry is comprised of skilled, creative servants of God who utilize their botanical love to ensure that the majestic grace of God is witnessed during corporate worship through the grace and presence of beautiful blossoming flowers.
Ushers and Hospitality Ministry
The Adult Ushers and Hospitality Ministry is composed of dedicated servants of God who are twenty-one-years of age or older. The obedient disciples who comprise the Adult Ushers and Hospitality Ministry have a common goal: the edifying of the body of Christ. They seek to accomplish this through sacrifice, commitment, and service. The foundation and strength of these ministries are holding fast to the vision and mission of this church and letting go of personal recognition.
Youth Ministry
The SMZ Youth Ministry exist to exemplify the expectations that God has for the future of the church. The Youth Ministry seeks out non-believers and spread the work of God so that souls may be saved, while exhibiting unity with other Christians. The Youth Ministry endeavors to assist every youth in the church to grow from membership of discipleship. The ministry attempts to do the work of an evangelist and fulfill the ministry while always honoring God with a Christ like lifestyle.
Communications Ministry
The Communication Ministry exists to meet the written communication needs of the corporate body of Christ at Second Mount Zion. The ministry seeks to fulfill the evangelistic imperative and enlarge Second Mount Zion's circle of influence by maintaining the church's social media and website as Christ-honoring, relevant, and engaging vehicles that supports the sharing of the gospel. Further, it will promote and deepen the fellowship of the congregation by publishing an attractive, informative church newsletter quarterly. As the Lord's disciples, ministry members will follow prayerfully the model of servanthood that he exemplified - the ministry of the towel. Called to take up their crosses daily, they will endure in love the many little deaths that come with fulfilling the ministry.
Deaconess
TThe Deaconesses Ministry consists of strong women of God who were chosen to serve the members of the church and the community as spiritual leaders. Deaconesses are called to foster spiritual growth and to provide faithful support to the pastor, the deacons and the congregation. They perform the following acts of service: The preparation of the sanctuary for the Lord's Supper, assisting baptism candidates and visiting the sick and shut-ins of the church. The Deaconesses lay the foundation for a ministry that focuses on the will of God and needs of others - not on the gratification of individuals or the restraints of tradition.he Culinary Ministry is composed of several teams of committed individuals who have been called to use their gifts to serve others. The members of the Culinary Ministry are stewards of God who are answering their call to service, so that they may adhere to the vision of the Second Mount Zion Baptist Church and contribute to the fulfilling of the ministry.
K.J. Carter Educational Ministry
The K.J. Carter Educational Ministry is comprised of faithful, supportive, and diligent individuals who have accepted the call to assure that every child who has the desire for higher education is not hindered by their socio-economic status or financial inabilities. The passionate spirit-filled members of the K.J. Carter Educational Ministry provide the youth with the fundamental necessities for educational success. The K.J. Carter Education Ministry understands and therefore emphasizes the notion that the true fulfillment of any goal is only possible through Jesus Christ.
Nurses Ministry
The Nurses Ministry is comprised of dedicated and devoted nurses who are available every Sunday and as needed during worship services to serve the pastor and the congregation, so that all mental and physical health needs are met and the proclamation of the word is not hindered. The compassionate nurses at Second Mount Zion Baptist Church have vowed to use their skills and fortitude to comfort and console others so that the love of God may touch all people.
Retention Ministry
The Second Mount Zion Baptist Church Retention Ministry is an outreach ministry which exist to ensure that the body of Christ is strengthened through the addition and retaining of new and reinstated members. Through the use of love, care and attentiveness and relationship, the ministry seeks to lock the revolving back door, in order to keep new and reinstated members in the church and to help them grow from membership to discipleship.
Queens of Zion
Mission: To provide a place of security and guidance for young girls to stand boldly and firmly in Christ and to encourage and cultivate purity, virtue, and wisdom in an effort to maintain faithfulness to God. Targeted Group: Young girls ages 12-18 years.
Supporting Scriptures: Zion, the city of God. Queens of Zion allow God to dwell within them - for their bodies are
QUEEN Virtue (noun): behavior showing high moral standards; goodness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, honor, decency, respectability, nobility, worthiness, purity. ? Proverbs 31 ? 2 Peter 1: 5-8 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience godliness, and to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Women's Ministry
The Women's Ministry is comprised of every virtuous women of God within this branch of Zion who has been chosen to introduce Jesus to the world so that lives will be saved. The Women's Ministry seek to grow the body of Christ by using its circle of influence to lead people to Jesus. In addition, the ministry will continually encourage every young woman and girl in the church and the community so that the ministry will be fulfilled.
