Why Our Church?
OUR PRINCIPLE/MOTTO
Ministry runs on the rails of relationships
OUR VISION
Training Pastors -> Planting Churches -> Sending Missionaries
OUR PURPOSE
Our purpose is the Eternal Purpose of God: To glorify himself, by Jesus Christ, through his body the church, as we preach the gospel to the world (Ephesians 3:10-11, 21)
THEME VERSE
Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it. Thus saith the Lord God; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
Ezekiel 36:36-37
DETERMINED TO DISCIPLE
Each week, we provide spiritual nourishment corporately through Pastor Alan’s Sunday morning inspirational sermon series, Sunday evening devotional series and Wednesday evening doctrinal exploration.
On a personal level, we encourage our members to seek spiritual development. First, through our Discipleship lessons in a one-on-one setting. Then, we provide additional opportunities for personal spiritual development through Discipleship 2, a small group study, and classes in our Living Faith Bible Institute (LFBI).
OUR MISSION
The Great Commission, Matthew 28:18-20
Reaching the lost, discipling the saved and equipping the saints to continue the work God has started.
Reaching –> Discipling –>Equipping
HBC STRATEGY
Ministry, training and reproduction
– We have a church in which every member can be a minister
– We have a church in which every member can be a minister
– We have a church in which biblical leadership is trained
– We have a church with a passion for churches and pastors in the community, the urban core, across the country and cross-culturally
HBC PLAN
To use God’s word to do the work and seek revival in faith, family, finances and fruit
GOALS
1. To be go-ing
2. For all the saints to see themselves as one body
3. To focus on reproduction through discipleship
HBC CORE VALUES
Harvest Baptist Church (HBC) values
– Glorifying God with our live and service
– Prayer as an expression of our desperate dependence on God’s grace
– Giving as proof of our prioritizing God in practice
– Living in obedience to the authority of Scripture as found in the King James Version (KJV) Bible
– Glorifying God with our live and service
– Prayer as an expression of our desperate dependence on God’s grace
– Giving as proof of our prioritizing God in practice
– Living in obedience to the authority of Scripture as found in the King James Version (KJV) Bible
– Reaching others with the gospel of Jesus Christ and making them part of his plan together through discipleship
Our Team
Alan Shelby
LEAD PASTOR
Josh Keatts
ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Brandon Starks
WORSHIP PASTOR
WORSHIP PASTOR
Shawn Kitley
EDUCATION PASTOR
& BUSINESS MANAGER
& BUSINESS MANAGER
Dave Hill
CARE PASTOR
& BEARING FRUIT ADULT
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS CO-LEADER
& BEARING FRUIT ADULT
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS CO-LEADER
Ron Griffin
BOARD TREASURER
& THE ROCK FELLOWSHIP ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS LEADER
BOARD TREASURER
& THE ROCK FELLOWSHIP ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS LEADER
Tom Brockmeyer OUTREACH & COLLEGE & CAREER CLASS LEADER
Wayne Shipley
COUNSELING PASTOR
Alonzo Burton
STRIVE ATHLETICS LEADER
Rudy Ramirez
SPANISH PASTOR
Rich Huber
LFBI DIRECTOR
Brent Huonker
DISCIPLESHIP DIRECTOR
Andrea Ryan
HARVESTKIDS CO-DIRECTOR
Stephanie Todd
EDUCATION CO-DIRECTOR
Brett Kesinger
FACILITIES MANAGER
& UPPER ROOM (9-12TH) PASTOR
& UPPER ROOM (9-12TH) PASTOR
Jesse Bowman
EVERYMAN MINISTRY HEAD
& UPPER ROOM MIDDLE SCHOOL PASTOR
& UPPER ROOM MIDDLE SCHOOL PASTOR
Harold & Eunice Tooley
HARVESTKIDS PRESCHOOL DIRECTORS
Mike & Sarah Hudson
WEDNESDAY NIGHT STARS (K-5TH)
John & Anna Cease
AWANA COMMANDERS
AWANA COMMANDERS
Jeff Newton
YOUNG ADULT CLASS (YAC)
Michael Cyrus, Jr
OFFICE ASSISTANT
Kim Huber
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Liz Allen
FINANCIAL COORDINATOR
FINANCIAL COORDINATOR
Alison Kesinger
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Hilary Keatts
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR