Our basic beliefs Christian Confession can be summarized by the traditional
Apostle’s Creed:
The Apostles Creed (Traditional)
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:
Who was conceived of the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty,
whence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy *catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and life everlasting.
Amen.
*This is a reference to the universal body of believers worldwide…literally
meaning “the universal church”. This statement should not be confused
or associated with the Roman Catholic Church.
Summary Statement of Faith, Practice, and Partrenship
Catalyst Missions will partner with any like-minded evangelical church that would agree with us on basic matters of faith and practice. Click here for an expanded statement of faith and practice that, instead of reinventing the wheel, we point you to this accurate summary provided by Samaritan's Purse.
Our Local Church Involvement
The CATALYST Director, Rev. Andrew Brown, and his wife Amy are members of Christ Community Church, Franklin, TN. Before moving to metro Nashville, the Browns were members of First Baptist Church, Martin, TN. We are involved in outreach and discipleship in our immediate community, and point others to two new discipleship-minded church starts in our back door: Grace Fellowship (Pastor Arlan Troyer) and Covenant Baptist Church (Pastor Jeff Graves).
CATALYST is an organization incorporated in the state of Tennessee, and recognized by the United States Government as a 501 (c3) non-profit entity. It is a ministry desiring to build disciples for God’s glory. Often the word “ministry” may connate sloppy business practice, or unawareness of the need for policy, procedure and accountability. CATALYST will exist for ministry but will be managed like a business. We intend to have the highest regard for integrity outcome based initiatives. Our membership in professional organization and accountability groups will speak to this imperative. We are members of or follow the principles of:
The seed for this ministry was planted more than 13 years ago when CATALYST founder/director took his first short-term mission trip to Mexico. The UT Martin team of 10-15 college students did various projects in partnership with the Centro Estudantil Bautista (CEB). It was during this trip that Andrew Brown began to notice the long-term impact a short-term trip could make.
Since that time, Andrew and his wife Amy have led or been on the leadership team of more than 20 short-term mission projects in the United States and abroad. Most of these teams have been led under the flag of a local church. The director has a seminary degree in Christian education, missions training from the International Missions board, and extensive “hands on” experience in multiple parts of the world.
The director and his mentors began to have an international vision to help others experience the joy and Christian growth of helping others by serving in a mission trip more than five years ago. It was envisioned that a U.S. based ministry could serve as “middle man” helping match Christians desiring to serve with US and international missionaries needing help. After several years of strategy and prayer, CATALYST was officially born in January of 2007.
