Opportunities to Minister

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES abound at Mount Carmel. Students can meet missionaries, learn about their lives, and support them with their giving and prayers. Students can participate in special projects like Operation Christmas Child and St. Jude’s Math-a-thon. Student prayer meetings, student-led chapels, and Sunday morning services allow students to share their talents of music, drama, devotionals, etc. Students perform cantatas every Christmas and Easter. Mount Carmel also has a traveling vocal ensemble that ministers in local churches and sings for on-campus programs, as well as a traveling ministry team.

Spiritual Emphasis

SPIRITUAL LIFE is nurtured by Bible classes and chapels each week. Students are encouraged to maintain a personal devotional life and to read God’s Word daily. Faculty, staff and counselors are readily available to give personal counsel and spiritual guidance. Prayer meetings, Sunday school, Sunday worship services and voluntary discipleship groups are held on the campus. Students have the opportunity to hear many outstanding speakers, preachers and missionaries in the chapel services.

CHAPEL AND CHURCH ATTENDANCE: Each student is required to attend Chapel on school days. Boarding students and day students on campus must attend the Sunday services, including Sunday School.

DORM PRAYER MEETINGS: These take place at 8:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. All students are to attend these prayer meetings.

DEVOTIONAL LIFE: A special time is set aside to allow time for Bible reading and prayer. On Monday-Friday devotion time is 6:25-6:45 a.m., and on Saturdays from 9:40-9:55 a.m. This time must be spent quietly in your own room.

SPECIAL SERVICES: One week each semester we have revival services for the purpose of focusing on our personal relationship with Christ and learning better how to walk with Him.

DISCIPLING: Voluntary discipling classes are offered by Mt. Carmel staff. These are designed to teach the basics of walking with God and include accountability.

COUNSELING: There are Christian counselors available to both boys and girls.

ENSEMBLE: Ensemble, as well as other single events that happen throughout the year, is designed to be an outreach.

SUNDAY OBSERVANCE: Sunday is a holy day and should be a day that is set apart from ordinary tasks. Sundays should be characterized by worship and other activities that benefit spiritual life. The following guidelines have been established in order to promote observance of Sunday as our Sabbath Day:

• The gym, ball courts, and ball fields (softball and soccer) are closed on Sunday. No organized team sports are allowed.
• Video games and videos (other than Christian videos) are not to be used on Sundays.
• Students are not to do laundry or study on Sundays.

Rest and spiritual activities are encouraged. Please do not disturb others who are participating in these type of activities.

SUNDAY WALKS begin at 3:10. Get permission from your dorm monitor before leaving. Be back by 4:30 to be ready for supper by 5:00.