Support Team

INTRODUCTION

In terms of the TRUST DEED of The Carmel Evangelical Trust, our task is “the propagation of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ”. This places our organization firmly within the greater concept of the “church” rather than in the business sphere, and we regulate our work primarily according to the guidelines of Scripture, although taking care to comply with all relevant legal requirements. It will be understood therefore that positions on our support team, need to be filled by people confessing and professing the Christian faith.

OUR BACKGROUND

Carmel was started in 1954 by Jack and Kaye Edkins as a tiny guest farm, and is now owned and administered by The Carmel Evangelical Trust and can handle almost 100 guests. The RESIDENTIAL SERVICE TEAM live on the property and work co-operatively in support of one another, as a team of committed Christians called by God into ministry at Carmel. Local employed workers supplement our team, who may or may not be Christians. Our ministry of serving in every way possible includes sharing our faith with our guests in a loving and gentle way.

OUR FAITH

We have a detailed Statement of Faith which we expect Support Team members to accept. Copies are available.

OUR MINISTRY

Our vision statement is:
Carmel – sharing the restoring love of Christ.

Our mission is to see:

• Carmel’s community committed to glorify God, by striving to serve him with excellence and integrity as we minister and witness together, surrounded by the beauty of his creation.
• Carmel as a Godly haven of safety and healing, welcoming all who need spiritual, emotional and physical re-creation, desiring to restore the whole person to be effective for God.
• Carmel as a meeting place where dividing walls are broken down between denominations, cultures, and economic groups, through the experienced presence and love of Christ.

Carmel’s ministry can be summed up as a calling to minister to the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of all our guests and to win for Christ those who do not know him as Lord.

Every member of the Support Team is expected to contribute to the following, over and beyond their daily work responsibilities.

• To relate to guests and communicate the warmth of welcome and the love of Christ, without discrimination to young or old, rich or poor, from all sectors of our society.
• To develop an atmosphere of trust and co-operation within our working community, based on our unity in Christ and sharing together of our work and calling.
• To knit into the fabric of our work, the principles of the Christian faith, so that our witness can be seen as well as heard, in the detail as well as the broad front of our work. This must include total integrity, a responsible attitude and an adequate example in all aspects of life.

OUR WORK

Being a member of the Support Team at Carmel offers the opportunity to combine one’s desire to serve the Lord, with the demands of a busy work day. Working hours at Carmel may include a 5 – 5½ day week, and the specific job description will provide details. A day off is of course taken every week, but Saturday may be a normal working day. Sunday schedules allow an opportunity to attend a worship service in George in the morning or the evening. We do not expect from Support Team members, the level of commitment we ask from Residential Service Team Members, who contribute as a ministry, several hours per week into nominated responsibilities or specific ministry among our guests.