It is imperative that a Bible preaching/teaching church keep up with the current trends and issues facing fundamental Christianity.  The following is a list of issues regarding current trends in doctrine and the direction that I as pastor am seeking to lead the church.

1. BIBLE VERSIONS - It is of keen interest that all pastors, speakers, teachers, missionaries, and evangelists use the King James Version of the Bible, or a Bible translated from the same line as the Received Text. We believe that God has preserved his inspired, inerrant, and infallible text in the MT/TR/KJV line of text.

2. CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN MUSIC - In light of the modern trend to use and adopt contemporary Christian music (CCM) it is imperative that we hold to the traditional music standards and do not compromise the ministry with rock music.

3. PLATFORM & MINISTRY DRESS - As the trend of our society is that of a unisex dress, we ask that all pastors, teachers, missionaries, evangelists, and Christian workers have high dress standards. We ask that women do not wear pants and that men do not wear shorts for any church activity. On the platform we ask that ladies wear modest below-the-knee length dresses along with long hair, and that men wear dress slacks (no blue jeans) and wear a shirt and tie, and maintain a short hair cut. Modest dress means not form-fitting, see-through, low-cut (only two fingers below the clavicle), or revealing (no slits above the bend of the knee). Dress shoes should also be worn for platform attire. For other ministries such as youth activities, VBS, & literature distribution, women may wear modest knee-length culottes, or jean skirts (dresses), and men may dress in casual slacks or jeans. Sneakers may be worn for these activities.

4. LOCAL CHURCH - We are opposed to the para-church movement. We believe that every activity of the believer ought to be under the auspices of his local church. Each believer should be an active member of a Bible-believing Baptist church.

5. FUNDAMENTALISM - There is a difference between old-fashioned, historical fundamentalism and modern evangelicalism. Each pastor, missionary, or evangelist should unashamedly call himself a fundamentalist.

6. SEPARATION - One of the Baptist distinctives is that of being a separatist. We believe that the individual believer ought to live in such a fashion that he is separate from worldliness. We also believe that the local church ought to be separate from religious apostasy. This includes any adherence to the NCC or WCC but goes much further than mere separation from liberalism. We are enjoined by the Scriptures to separate from a brother who is walking disorderly. We further believe in the separation of church and state, that is, to say we do not believe that the church should be operated by the state, nor do we believe that the church ought to run the affairs of the state. We believe in the freedom of religion and worship.

7. BAPTIST - Since we are a Baptist church on purpose, it makes sense for this church to support, maintain, and recommend only pastors, missionaries, evangelists and teachers with a similar Baptist position.

8. CHARISMATISM - We believe that a Biblicist will be a Baptist. As such we must reject the modern charismatic movement with its tongues speaking, false healings, and emphasis of the Holy Spirit over Jesus Christ.

9. ECUMENISM - Again, our position on the Baptist distinctives and Bible separation precludes any partipation in the ecumenical movement. The modern Promise Keeper’s movement with its spirit of unity is at the forefront of the ecumenical, one-world, harlot church movement that will soon be headed by the antichrist during the Tribulation. We will not support ecumenical evangelism.

10. BLOOD ATONEMENT - We believe that the literal blood of Jesus Christ is what makes atonement for the soul. Salvation is not based on the death of Christ without his blood. The present ministry of intercession is administered with the blood of Christ upon the altar and mercy seat in heaven.

11. DIVORCE IN THE MINISTRY - It is our position that divorce or marriage to a divorcee disallows the privilege to be in the ministry, i.e., as a missionary, pastor, evangelist, or deacon. (This does not mean that divorced people cannot do the work of the ministry, but they should not serve in official capacities.)

12. BIBLICAL MARRIAGE - We believe that a marriage is a legal and sexual relationship between a man and a woman, who become husband and wife. Any other sexual relationship between a man and a women outside of marriage is unacceptable, non-Biblical and will not be tolerated in the membership of this church. The Bible does not recognize homosexual relationships as healthy, sound, viable marriages or families.