Meet Jerry and Megan Funston! They planted The Journey Fellowship in Sunbury, Ohio, last spring, out of the ashes of another church. We are excited to have them join our Network and hope you will be in prayer for them and their new church.
Acts 29: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church.
The Journey is actually a replant. Shortly after arriving at a 3 year old church plant as the second staff person, the lead/planting pastor failed morally, devastating the church.
After praying for a period of time with my wife we felt called to take the failed church plant and start over in a new and healthy way.
Acts 29: What were the biggest challenges you faced in planting your church (and/or currently facing)?
Replanting is ...
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Rick is not new the the Network, but you may not know who he is yet. From The Village Church (as in Matt Chandler), Rick White planted CityView church in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Houston boot camp in September, Rick popped by the green room to answer some questions for our slightly wobbly camera (apologies! think: MTV).
In this clip, he tells us three ways he struggled as a church planter in the early days. Good words from an intense dude for church planters and leaders, or those who aspire to be.
*The talk Rick mentions in the video is "Idols in Church Planting" and is found here.
And, on November 17-18, Texas Acts 29 members and candidates are invited to CityView Church to be hosted by Rick White and his team for a Regional Training. Jeremy ...
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Jason Johnson is the son of a worship pastor, who planned to work at a church. But God called him away from his personal plans to plant a new church.
Jason and his wife, Emily, quietly began changing gears, gathering a core of trusted people, and developing the call slowly in planting Woodlands Point Community Church. In fact, SLOW DOWN is Jason's word to those who would plant a church.
Though new at planting, he is not new to ministry - growing up as the son of a worship pastor, Jason experienced firsthand the suffering and criticism that accompany a life serving at a church. He tells men to be sure of their calling and to stay away from church planting if they're not called to it.
Jason asks for your prayers: for wisdom and ...
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