FAQ's For The "Team"

“Find a life that rocks with exciting purpose.”

"What is your church all about?"

Like so many other people, we love our New Orleans culture and enjoy the many good things about living here, but if having a good time is all it took to be happy then everybody in the New Orleans area would have perfect lives. Obviously it takes more than a "good time" to make life truly exciting, and what our church is about is helping people find a joyful and exciting life that comes from a real relationship with Jesus Christ. Many people in our area might go to some church and believe in God, but it takes more than just believing in God or sitting in a church pew to find the kind of life people are looking for. Our church has a spiritual growth ROCK plan that will help you discover that very "abundant life" or "life that rocks" that Jesus said He came to give. Many people – over 500,000 in the New Orleans area – are not part of a church because they see the church as boring or irrelevant to their lives. Yet if we could spend five seconds in Heaven our churches would be very different. That's why we are going to have music at our worship service that is FUN, help FAMILIES find Biblical answers to their daily struggles, promote the kind of FAITH that helps our community, lead people in discovering the FUTURE God has in store for them, and help people find FREEDOM from the problems that hold their lives down. This is what our church is all about, and we hope you will check us out this week!

"How can I get connected to your church?"

Because we are a brand new church, the present way you can get connected is by coming to one of our home Bible study groups or one of our SAINT Team Meetings. For the near future, we are also working on our Rock Solid Community Center and Rock Café as more ways to get connected to our church. We will also have podcasting and media downloads on our website that will allow you to grow and be connected to our church. Obviously, at any time, you can simply call any of our pastors for help or guidance with any other needs you may have for your life.

"How can I get involved and help the church?"

Because we are a brand new church, we need lots of help! No matter your area of interest or abilities, we need you in: Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry, Worship & Sound Team, Worship Set-up & Tear-down Teams, Outreach & Follow-up, Small Group & Discipleship Leaders, Greeters & Ushers, Graphic Design and Website help, Community Center and Café help, Fund Raising Team and Counseling Ministry. Contact Pastor Jim at to find out more about how you can get involved.

"How can the church help me?"

The Top Ten Ways Our Church Can Help You:

(1) Find a real relationship with God,
(2) Discover an amazing life with our spiritual ROCK growth track,
(3) Find God's plans for your future in our Makeover Class,
(4) Get free of painful hurts and struggles in our Overcoming Class,
(5) Learn how to build a great marriage and family,
(6) Know how to find Mr. or Mrs. Right in marrying the right person,
(7) How to solve your financial problems,
(8) Individual counseling,
(9) Learn how to become a great parent and
(10) Discover God's great purpose for your life in our Mission Class.

"How can I help the church financially?"

You can go online and make a donation to our church through PayPal at anytime. Also, if you do online banking with your bank, you can send an gift at anytime through your bill pay system to: Crescent City Rock, P.O. Box 1789, Metairie, LA 70004-1789. If you give this way through your online bank bill pay system, our church will not have to pay fees to PayPal.

"How can I become a member of the church?"

Once per month we have our church's Membership Class at Pastor Jim's home. This is a one time class, and once you complete the class, you will become an official member of Crescent City Rock. If you would like to learn what our church is all about and would like to come to the class, just email Pastor Jim at .

"What Do You Believe As A Church?"

• We believe God created every person with the amazing purpose of knowing God and that God has a perfect plan for every person to live out an exciting life that glorifies Him.
• We believe the Bible has the answers to solve the world's problems. That's because the Bible, both the Old Testament and the New Testament, is the inerrant Word of God, written by God through men that were moved upon by the Holy Spirit.
• We believe there is only one God who is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Each possesses all the attributes of Deity.
• We believe Jesus to be God, born of the Virgin Mary, and that He is both fully human and fully God.
• We believe Jesus died on the cross as the atonement for sins and as the substitute for all people. Those who by faith accept His death on their behalf shall be saved and have the assurance of their salvation.
• We believe that salvation is by grace through faith and that people cannot earn their way into Heaven.
• We believe that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit as the Counselor who guides, corrects and convicts believers, and that the Holy Spirit teaches us about Christ.
• We believe Jesus is the Head of the Church, which is His body and that each member of the body has been assigned certain gifts for the purpose of building up the other members of the body.
• We believe that Jesus ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God and that He shall come again.
• We believe the purpose of our church is to go into the world, preach the Good News and baptize people in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit in cooperation with other SBC churches.
• We believe in the two ordinances of the church, taking the Lord's Supper and following in baptism for every person who accepts Christ as their Savior.
• We believe in having a church based on God's grace in how we should lovingly treat each other without having a judgmental attitude, encouraging each other to grow in godliness.
• We believe our church should be involved in planting churches in New Orleans and around the world until everyone discovers an amazing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• We believe every person has an exciting purpose and calling on their lives to be used by God to change the world with their own ministry and gifts.