About Us

The R.O.C.K. South Central Texas

About Us

Vision

The R.O.C.K. SCT

VISION

The R.O.C.K. is a 21st century Kingdom ministry that is on the move for God!

  • Our vision is to build and plant 21st century, Bible-centered, Spirit-filled, Community-building, and Kingdom-minded churches.
  • Our vision involves identifying, training, and equipping Kingdom-minded leaders worldwide.
  • Our vision is to take the local global and make the global local by establishing a powerful Kingdom-minded, disciple-making church that will assist in taking the gospel of the Kingdom locally, nationally, and globally.
  • Our vision involves utilizing every conceivable medium of technology for the proclamation, explanation, and demonstration of the Kingdom of God worldwide.
  • Our vision is to raise up a new generation of children, youth, and young adults who can lead the church in this 21st century context.
  • Our vision is to create intergenerational impartations and fellowship between the younger and older generations in order to touch our world for Christ.
  • Our vision is to create artistic, athletic, and academic programs for children and youth that support their spirituality, academic, and entrepreneurial success.
  • Our vision is to provide Kingdom definition for 21st century marriages that will help couples combat the rising divorce rate worldwide.
  • Our vision involves a global missions program that touches children and youth throughout the continent of Africa and beyond.
  • Our vision involves raising up a new generation of Kingdom-minded people who are financially literate, physically healthy, entrepreneurially minded, covenant keeping, spiritually mature, and on fire for God’s Kingdom!

Values

Excellence- We strive to do our best and be our best in everything we do. “Daniel had an excellent spirit” – Daniel 6:3

Efficiency- We value wise stewardship of time and resources, aiming to do things right the first time. “Redeeming the time” – Ephesians 5:15-16

Execution- We meet needs with urgency and integrity, providing solutions through prayer and creativity. “Be doers of the word not merely hearers” – James 1:22

Energy- We bring passion, joy, and enthusiasm to everything we do, creating a culture that draws people in. “Yes, this is a worthwhile place to invest!” “Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might!” – Ecclesiastics 9:10-11

Economic Sense- We manage God’s resources wisely to support the vision He’s given us.” Where there is no vision the people perish, where there is no provision the vision perishes. We cut costs and increase quality. “A wise builder counts the cost” – Luke 14:28

Evangelism & Discipleship- We serve others with love and focus, making Christ known and helping people grow in Him. “Let each one of you look out not only for his own interest but also for the interest of others” – Philippians 2:4

Esteeming Leadership- (Always honor and submit to apostolic order.) “And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.” I Thes 5:12-13

Roots

Our Roots

The R.O.C.K. W.O.I. (HQ)

Dr. Dana Carson is the founder and senior pastor of the Reflections of Christ’s Kingdom World Outreach International (The R.O.C.K.) in Houston, TX. – a Bible-centered, Spirit-filled, community-building, Kingdom-minded ministry founded in 2003. Dr. Carson has almost 40 years of full-time and pastoral ministry experience. He is one of the nation’s foremost Kingdom theologians and down-to-earth pastors whose radical message and raw delivery are known all over the world. Dr. Carson’s call and purpose is to educate people of every age with the message of the Kingdom of God that is both exegetically sound and spiritually nourishing. Dr. Carson has an exceptional concern for youth and children and personally invests his life in their training and development. Dr. Carson’s anointing represents a combination of Spirit-filled fire and formal academic training, with a touch of the lessons learned in the ghettos of Chicago. With this rare anointing, he touches the hearts of people from all cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds worldwide.

R.O.C.K. WOI

Believe

The R.O.C.K. SCT

What We Believe

Christology

What we believe about Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the preexistent, eternal Son of God. He existed before the creation of time (John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:16, Hebrews 1:2). We believe that Jesus was truly God (Philippians 2:6, John 10:30, 17:5, Colossians 2:9). We believe in the incarnation of Christ. According to John 1:14, the Word became flesh (1 John 4:2, 2 John 7, Romans 8:3). We believe that Christ was fully God and fully man. We believe in the virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23). We believe in the sinless life, death, burial, and bodily resurrection of Christ for the salvation of humanity (Matthew 27:45-56, 1 Corinthians 15:1-19). We believe in the priesthood of Christ. He intercedes for the church (Hebrews 5). We believe that healing is available in Christ for the body (Isaiah 53:3-5).

Bibliology

What we believe about the Bible
We believe that the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, revelation of God given to man by the work of
 the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21). We believe that the Bible contains the Word of God in its entirety – it is the “logos” of God (general revelation) and the “rhema” of God (specific revelation) is a “right now” Word for the believer.

Soteriology

What we believe about Salvation
We believe that all men are born sinners under the judgment of death (Romans 6:23). God has 
 made a way of escape from the judgment of sin through His Son, Jesus Christ. We believe that one is saved by faith through grace and not according to his meritorious acts. Man can only be saved 
 through sola fide (faith alone), sola gratia (grace alone), sola scriptura (scripture alone), and sola Christus (Christ alone). We believe that each person, in order to be saved, must undergo the following: regeneration, justification, and glorification.

Regeneration

What we believe about Spiritual Rebirth
We believe people must have a spiritual rebirth (John 3:3, 2 Corinthians 5:17). This conversion experience is predicated upon the acquittal of wrongdoings, a concept known as justification 
  (Romans 5:2, 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Sanctification

What we believe about being Cleansed
Though we are declared positionally cleansed, conditionally we are the same. For this reason, we must undergo a process of cleansing that conforms us to the image of Christ by the Holy Spirit. This process is known as sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:3). The act of cleansing takes place when we are restored into a right relationship with God.

Glorification

What we believe about Morality and Immorality
The final state of humanity is to disrobe from mortality and to be robed with immortality (1 Corinthians 15:54). This is our ultimate state, when we are changed with a twinkling of the eye!

Ecclesiology

What we believe about the Church
We believe in the local church as the vehicle of expression of the Kingdom, or government of God. 
  Jesus is the founder and the head of the Church (Matthew 16:18, Ephesians 1:22, Colossians 1:18). We believe that every believer should be a part of a local church, which is governed by the structure God provides in Scripture (Hebrews 10:25). We believe that the Church is comprised of believers (Colossians 1:24). We believe that God takes care of the Church (Ephesians 5:29). We believe that Christ is coming back for His Church (Ephesians 5:27). We believe that the local church has a hierarchical structure: Apostles, Prophets, Pastors, Evangelists, and Teachers. These five offices govern the church with the assistance of the ministry of Deacons (Ephesians 4:11, Acts 6, Hebrews 13:17). We believe that the local church should demonstrate and participate in the justice of God in its community (Luke 4:18, Isaiah 58:6-14). We believe that the local church is the storehouse for the tithes and offerings of God 
  (Malachi 3:6-8). We believe that the local church should be involved in evangelism and world missions (Acts 1:8).

Eschatology

What we believe about the End Times
We believe in the rapture of the church (1 Thessalonians 4:16, Revelations 4, 1 Corinthians 15).  We believe in the tribulation period based upon the book of Daniel (Daniel’s 70th week) and the book of Revelation. We believe in the judgment of believers, not for eternity but for rewards, called the Bema (1 Corinthians 3:5-17, 1 Corinthians 5:10). We believe in the millennial reign of Christ (Revelation 19). We believe in the Great White Throne of Judgment for unbelievers (Revelation 20). We believe in heaven as the eternal destination of the believer and hell and the Lake of Fire for the unbeliever (Matthew 5:3, Revelation 21:1, Luke 16:19-31, Revelation 20:14-15).

Pneumatology

What we believe about the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is God, the third person of the Trinity (Acts 16:7, 1 Corinthians 6:11, John 14:6). We believe in the pre-existence of the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26). We believe that the Holy Spirit worked in the Old Testament as mentioned in Scripture. We believe that the Holy Spirit plays a part in the salvation of humanity (1 Corinthians 12:3). We believe that the Holy Spirit is ultimately responsible for the writing of Scripture (2 Peter 1:21). We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as a subsequent act after salvation, for personal empowerment and a devotional gift (Acts 2:38, 8:14-17, 10:44-48). We believe that the Holy Spirit empowers the church with gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Romans 12:6-8). We believe that we are to have communion with the Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14).

Trinitology

What we believe about the Trinity
(Note: The term “Trinitology” was coined by Dr. Dana Carson) We believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The three have distinct roles but are only one God. We believe in a Triune Godhead. Though the word “Trinity” does not appear in Scripture, the 
concept does. In Genesis 1:1 & 26, the word used for God is “Elohim”, which is used to express plurality. This term is used throughout the Old Testament. The concept of the Trinity is supported in the New Testament in Matthew 3 and 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 along with salutations and doxologies that express a Trinitarian belief.

Anthropology

What we believe about Man
We believe that God has a purpose for all of humanity (Romans 8:32-37). We believe that God has uniquely gifted everyone for ministry (Romans 11:29). We believe that prayer is a key component to spiritual perpetuation. We believe that man was created to praise God with singing, dancing, and on instruments (Psalm 150). We believe that man is created with the abilities to choose for himself, a concept that is 
demonstrated throughout Scripture. This is called free moral agency. We believe Adam was the first man and from him all others have come. He was created pure without sin, but chose to sin, hence sin entered all of humanity (Genesis 3, Psalm 51:5, Romans 3:23). He represented humanity as the federal and seminal head. We believe in marriage as an institution planned by God for human fulfillment, reproduction,
and to serve as a type of the church and Christ (Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3, Hebrews 13:4). We believe that marriage is intended to be a lifetime commitment honored by all (Matthew 19:1-7). Divorce is not to be sought after, however, God does grant forgiveness for divorcees.

Demonology

What we believe about Satan
We believe in a real devil and demons, sometimes referred to as fallen angels. The chief of demons or fallen angels is Satan (Job 1, Isaiah14:12-14, 2 Corinthians 11:3). We believe that ultimately the believer will triumph over the devil and his forces (Revelation 12:11, Romans 8:35-37, Luke 10:17). We believe that every believer is in a personal combat, consciously or not, with the forces of evil – Satan, demons, and fallen angels. We believe that Christ defeated the forces of evil on the cross of Calvary, hence the believer must stand against Satan in light of this victory (Colossians 2:15).