Well Baby Clinic - New Members Ministry

about Mount Pleasant Church and Ministries

THE WELL BABY CLINIC (AKA, NEW MEMBER’S MINISTRY) operates on the premise that we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Spiritually, we need each other to carry out the new work that Christ has begun in us. By the direction of the Holy Spirit, Bishop Clifford M. Johnson, and the Bishop’s Council, presented below is the foundation on which the WBC Ministry is built.

OBJECTIVE: To get new members on the path of discipleship and aligned with the Mount Pleasant vision -- Family, Evangelism and Discipleship (FED).

MISSION: To meet the Well Baby Clinic’s objective, targeting attendance, retention, partnerships, discipleship, and relationships.

SCOPE: To embrace new members in their new or continuing life as Christians and encourage them to get on and stay on the path of discipleship, and further to have an up-close and personal conversation about divine purpose and where spiritual gifts can be best utilized for the edification of the body of Christ.

Dear New Member,

The four weeks spent with the WBC will enrich your life. First, we want to meet you at the WBC Orientation so that we can introduce you to your new family and share with you the great and wonderful works that are happening at Mount Pleasant. Then there are three WBC Appointments where we have an intimate discussion with you about God and with God about you.

Unfortunately, none of it will make sense unless we agree with the answer to the following question:

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ETERNAL LIFE?

Trustworthiness of God’s Word | I John 5: 11-13
Witness of the Holy Spirit | Roms.8:16
A Changed Life | II Cor. 5:17

Once you agree with God about the condition of your life, then the spiritual health examination of your spiritual vital signs can begin.

SPIRITUAL VITAL SIGNS

FIRST WBC APPOINTMENT – SPIRITUAL BLOOD PRESSURE - Whether you are a new babe birthed in the Christian experience, or you are coming from another Christian Fellowship, you have been adopted in the MPCM Family. Your spiritual health and well being is important to us, and the first thing we must do is check your Spiritual Blood Pressure.

SECOND WBC APPOINTMENT – SPIRITUAL PULSE - Now that you know that you have eternal life through Christ Jesus, we want to make sure your love relationship with Him continue to grow. As a member we want your Spiritual Pulse to remain high for the Lord through fellowship with your church family, spending time in prayer, and reading God's Word.

THIRD WBC APPOINTMENT – SPIRITUAL TEMPERATURE – A body temperature that is too high can cause you to hallucinate and see things that are not really there. A temperature that is too low can make you become stiff and even go into shock. Our Spiritual Temperature operates the same way. We must raise our temperature properly so that we can function properly. Here is a short list of opportunities Mount Pleasant has to assist in keeping your Spiritual Temperature normal:

Bible Study Masterlife
Life Changing Christian Institute
Marriage Ministry
Children's Ministry
Youth Ministry
Young Adult Ministry
Children's Ministry
Sunday School

One last area the WBC exams is spiritual gift(s) by seeking the word of God for knowledge in the operation of gifts, as identified below:

PROPHECY                                                                       PASTOR
TEACHING
WISDOM                                                                        KNOWLEDGE
EXHORTATION
DISCERNING OF SPIRITS                                              GIVING
HELPS
MERCY                                                                           EVANGELIST
FAITH
LEADERSHIP                                                           ADMINISTRATION
MIRACLES
TONGUES
INTERPRETATION OF TONGUES
HEALING
SERVICE MINISTRY

WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT GOD WANTS TO DO WITH OUR LIVES AND THE GIFT(S) THAT YOU ARE TO US. FOR SPECIFIC DATE AND TIME INFORMATION OF SCHEDULED WBC ORIENTATION AND APPOINTMENTS, CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE AT 410-325-3080. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU ON THE PATH TO DISCIPLESHIP.

Sincerely,

The WBC Ministry