Q: Do you have a Senior Pastor?

A: No, we do not have a Senior Pastor. We are led by a board of Elders and a team of pastors who are equal in value yet distinct in roles.  Our paid staff is charged with providing high level expertise and direction to our ministries while equipping believers for the work of ministry (Ephesians 4:11-12) We currently have a Teaching Pastor who serves as the Directional Leader of our ministry team, a Worship/Administration Pastor and two Student Pastors as our full-time staff.  However, significant pastoral leadership and care is provided by our Community Group Leaders. These leaders are carefully selected and trained to teach, lead, encourage, comfort, and support the ministry of Fellowship.  This includes visiting the sick in hospitals, organizing ministries to serve our community, providing hospitable environments to teach and train the faithful and more.  In short, we believe the blessings and the burdens of ministry should be shared among all who claim Christ as their Lord.

Q: Are we a charismatic church?

A: In simple terms, Fellowship is not a charismatic church. The Charismatic movement, as a whole, teaches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a ‘second blessing’, an experience that is after conversion. Different charismatics describe this experience as ‘receiving’ or ‘being filled with’ the Holy Spirit. Believers are encouraged to prayerfully and often emotionally seek this deeper experience for themselves. Most charismatic churches view the spiritual gift of speaking in tongues as always being or often associated with the baptism of the Holy Spirit.

The leadership at Fellowship believes and teaches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a once and for all experience that occurs at conversion and is not evidenced by speaking in tongues (1 Corinthians 12.13). Therefore, we disagree with the concept that some believers have more of the Holy Spirit than others do. We also believe it can be demonstrated that these sign gifts (i.e. tongues, miracles, etc.) became increasingly less purposeful and prominent, historically, as the church became established. However, we equally believe that nowhere in the New Testament can it be established that these sign gifts have permanently passed away. Their appearance or lack of appearance in the church today is determined by the Holy Spirit who ‘distributes to each one individually just as He wills’.

Q: Do you have Sunday School?

A: No. Fellowship utilizes a “Celebration & Cell” ministry model where we gather for large group worship (celebration) and then break out in to small groups (cell) for further instruction and care.  Therefore, instead of Sunday School, we have what we call Community Groups. These are gatherings of 8-12 people that meet in homes on various nights throughout the week. It is within the context of these groups that believers study God’s Word, build relationships with other believers, care for each other, and reach out to those in the community who are in need of love, care and spiritual direction.

Q:  Do you have a traditional worship service?

A:  No. We have two identical worship services that most would categorize as modern or contemporary.  We use a variety of media platforms to communicate God's message including drama, video, instrumental music and more.  Many people from various demographic and denominational backgrounds call Fellowship home.  We believe each generation has a voice to express their praise and adoration to God.  We try to honor the best of Christian worship from all ages.  Be sure to check out our Worship page under our Ministries section.  There you will find a more detailed description of our worship ministry as well as various media files of actual worship events.

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