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About Mark & Elaine
Mark is an ordained minister with the ALPHA Conference and a graduate of Lee University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Christian Ministry. Mark also holds a Masters Degree in Counseling and is certified as a Master's Level Addictions Professional with the Alabama Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (AADAA - 343) and as an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (ICADC-125145), as well as a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Pastor Mark also works as a therapist for The Enrichment Center in Huntsville, Alabama. In addition, he serves as Treasurer and board member with the Huntsville Association of Pastoral Care. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Mission Vietnam (A missionary ministry of Dave Roever to the people of Vietnam). He and his wife, Elaine have been married for 27 years and have two daughters. Elaine is an anointed speaker, teacher and Pastor Mark's primary ministry partner. She is presently available for speaking engagements, and women's conferences. About Edie & Hardy
How Providence Fellowship Began...We held our first service on August 15, 2007 in a conference room at a hotel in downtown
Huntsville, Alabama. There were approximately sixty-five people in attendance. Our goal was to
start a church which focused on the needs of people and lifting up Jesus Christ as the answer to
those needs. We are seeking to shake off the chains of empty religious activity and focus on the
life-changing power of the gospel and lives lived purely for the glory of God. In essence, we wanted
to get back to the essentials. Our Mission StatementOur aim is to accomplish this work of ministry through the following:
Our Core BeliefsThe core beliefs of Providence Fellowship can be divided into three (3) areas:
Our Eternal Mission is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ as God's only Messiah for humanity and actively participate in building the Kingdom of God. We at Providence Fellowship exist to undertake and perform this mission. Our Everlasting Purpose is to be a light in our local community for those who are lost and need to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and to be an extension of God's love through our actions. In addition, we seek to build up those who are believers in this local congregation as well as those who are in the body of Christ globally. Our Enduring Core Values as a local church consist of prayer, corporate worship, discipleship, benevolence, evangelism and world missions. Covenant of CommitmentProvidence Fellowship is committed to Jesus Christ and His kingdom. This commitment involves a biblical lifestyle. We believe that the Bible is God's infallible Word and the believer's guide and final authority for both faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:16-17). We are totally committed to the Bible as God's written Word to man. We believe that a top priority of Christians in this world is to multiply believers and multiply churches as a means of extending the Kingdom of God. We must, therefore, follow a lifestyle that gives impetus to this purpose. As members of the army of God we are involved in spiritual warfare, and thus under military discipline (2 Timothy 2:3-4). Other considerations must take second place to our primary purpose in life. We are mobilized on a wartime basis. Every facet of our lives must come under Divine Authority ( 1 Corinthians 10:31). OUR BODIESSince our bodies are the temples of the Holy Spirit and instruments of righteousness (1 Corinthians 6:19; Romans 6:13), we must keep our bodies clean and consecrated for the Master's use. We expect our members to abstain from the use of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and addictive drugs. We maintain a strong position against premarital, extramarital, and deviant sex, including homosexual and lesbian relationships, refusing to accept the loose moral standards of our society. We commit ourselves to maintaining this disciplined lifestyle with regard to our bodies (Romans 12:1-2). OUR MINDSThe mind is also the dwelling place of God. We believe that our minds should be kept pure and positive in the midst of an impure and negative world (Philippians 4:7-8). It is for this reason that our members are to govern their "mental" diet. The profanity and pornography that pervade our modern media - both in print and video - make it imperative that Christians discipline their minds by refusing to feed upon that which is profane, vulgar, or hedonistic. Thus Providence Fellowship members are to avoid material that panders to the profane and pornographic, while consciously replacing it with wholesome material that nurtures and strengthens the spiritual man. We hold a deep commitment to the study of the Bible. OUR SPIRITSOur commitment includes our spirits. The spirit of this world is hostile to the spirit of the Christian (Galatians 5:171; 1 Corinthians 2:12-14). The spirit rulers of this present darkness are ever at work to establish strongholds in the minds of unsuspecting believers, to impose upon them the mind-set of the world. We must guard against the hatred and hostility that breed so easily in the human spirit. The greed and selfishness that motivate much of our modern culture is contrary to our Christian faith and testimony. We therefore urge all our members to exhibit the "mind of Christ" in all their attitudes (Philippians 2:5-11). OUR SPEECHOur speech reveals much about us (Matthew 12:34-37). The Christian should be known by his wholesome conversation. Our members are to refrain from speaking anything that is unclean, untrue, unkind, or unprofitable. We must make sure that our talk affirms, rather than hinders, our testimony. OUR RELATIONSHIPSOur relationships reveal our preferences and positions. Thus our people are not to align themselves with organizations or movements that stand in contradiction to Christian principles (2 Corinthians 6:14-18). The believer's commitment to Jesus Christ stands above his commitment to any political party or economic structure or social institution. Any time there is a conflict between the Christian's commitment to Christ and his commitment to any other relationship, he must recognize that all other commitments are governed by this highest commitment (Luke 14:26-27). All our members are to be honest and ethical in all their relationships (Romans 12:17). OUR FAMILIESThe family is the basic unit of society. The divine origin of the family makes it of vital concern both to the church and to society. Our commitment to a biblical lifestyle profoundly impacts the family. We give priority to the sanctity of marriage and to the biblical pattern of relationships in the home. While the husband is recognized as the head of the home, he is also commanded to love and cherish his wife as his own body (Ephesians 5:25, 28). Wives are to respect and honor their husbands (Ephesians 5:22-23). Parents are to teach and correc their children, but at the same time refrain from provoking them to anger and resentment (Ephesians 6:1-4). Children are to respect and obey their parents. Christian families should worship together, play together, and work together. The relationships in the Christian family should reflect the healing that Christ brings to all human relationships. OUR STEWARDSHIPOur commitment to Jesus Christ includes stewardship. According to the Bible everything belongs to God (Psalm 24:1). We are stewards of His resources. Our stewardshipof possessions begins with the tithe (Malachi 3:8-10). All our members are expected to return a tenth of all their income to the Lord. This tithe is to be paid into the "storehouse." This storehouse is the treasury of the local church to which this member belongs. In addition to the tithe, all our members are expected to give offerings out of the ninety percent of God's wealth which He allows them to use (1 Corinthians 16:2). Stewardship also includes our time, talent, and spiritual gifts, as well as our money (Ephesians 5:16; Romans 12:3-8; Matthew 25: 14-30; Luke 19: 11-27). OUR LOYALTYLoyalty involves commitment to all the ministries of the Providence Fellowship. Since leaders should be role models, all those in leadership in the local church, should set an example by their faithfulness in supporting the ministries of the church. Loyalty involves attendance at the gatherings of the church. This is vital at local church (Hebrews 10:25). Loyalty involves financial support. Faithfulness in tithes and offerings is essential to the prosperity of God's people (Malachi 3:8-12). This applies to the local church members, and all other individuals of the church. Loyalty involves affirmation. The morale of the church requires the positive affirmation of the leadership and ministries of the denomination. While negative criticism tears the church apart (Galatians 5:12-26), positive affirmation builds it up (Ephesians 4:16). CONCLUSIONThis Covenant of Commitment is intended as a guideline for all our members, not a system for monitoring and judging one another. Neither is this Covenant of Commitment to be considered an exhaustive statement concerning a biblical lifestyle. The Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is our complete and final authority. A careful, conscientious, and continual study of God's Word will reveal to the believr a growing understanding of what it means to live worth of our calling in Christ Jesus. Any member having difficulty in following a bilical lifestyle or this Covenant of Commitment should be given loving nurture and patient instruction in order to lead him to maturity and restoration, if needed (Galatians 6:1). There are times when, in spite of every effort to nurture and restore a member, no alternative but excommunication can be found. When a member refuses to heed the loving admonitions of the church to follow a Christian lifestyle, he or she must excommunicated from the fellowship of the church. However, excommunication is a last resort, and is administered only in flagrant cases of heresy, divisiveness, or immorality (Matthew 18: 15-17; Titus 3:10; Romans 16: 17-18; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5). The primary purpose for this commitment to a disciplined lifestyle is to strengthen the position of our members as Great Commission Christians, and thus to firmly establish our church as a Great Commission movement. We feel International Worship Center has a vital part to play in world evangelism. Our aim is to make the multiplying of believers a top priority. |
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Pastor Mark Beaird has served in ministry for over 24 years, first as an evangelist and
associate pastor, then as a pastor. He now serves as the Senior Pastor and founder of
Providence Fellowship of Huntsville, Alabama. In addition to pastoral work, Pastor Mark
has been a columnist and freelance writer and has been published in various newspapers
and periodicals around the country. He has also authored several books (for more
information, see our 
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Domingos en la tarde. El Pastor Edie Samayoa y su esposa Hardy estarán contentos de verles.
Nosotros creemos que usted será bendecido por su ministerio.