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Sep 3, 2010 by Noah Oldham

August Gate Church

Welcome New Acts 29 Church Planter: Noah Oldham | Pastor of August Gate Church St. Louis, MO Read more

Aug 25, 2010 by Joe Holland

Christ Covenant

Welcome New Acts 29 Church Planter: Joe Holland | Pastor of Christ Covenant Culpeper, VA Read more

Aug 23, 2010 by Matthew Porter

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church For years I had worked in young adult ministry but increasingly began to see the people we ministered to drop out of the local church. As this continued to see this happen I began to feel the call to plant more and more until I ... Read more

Aug 23, 2010 by Mark Campbell

Portico Church Arlington

Welcome New Acts 29 Church Planter: Mark Campbell | Pastor of Portico Church Arlington, VA Read more

Jul 16, 2010 by Bryan Robbins

Missio Dei Church | Asheville, NC

How did you become involved with Acts 29? What have been the biggest benefits of being in the network? I had followed Driscoll and A29 for a number of years, and as I was wrestling with planting, I attended a regional event in Atlanta in 2006. I met Kurt Hannah there, and found that he ... Read more

Jul 16, 2010 by Jeff Ludington

Oasis Church

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I didn't plant this church, but did more of a restart. How did you become involved with Acts 29? What have been the biggest benefits of being in the network? I network with several A29 pastors, and decided to get involved ... Read more

Jul 14, 2010 by Jason Sica

City Church of Wilmington

Welcome New Acts 29 Church Planter: Jason Sica | Pastor of City Church, Wilmington, DE Read more

Jul 8, 2010 by David Pinckney

The River of Grace

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church My dad pastored in NH starting in 1965 (I was born in NY in 1963). I was called to pastor while a sophmore in college. I pastored a historic small town baptist church from 1987-1997 (now Countryside Community Church). In 97 I ... Read more

Jul 8, 2010 by David Fandey

The Fields

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church Our story begins in the summer of 2003 when a small group of believers started meeting at the beach on Sunday nights in Carlsbad near lifeguard Tower 30. Our first meeting was the result of months of prayer and years of God ... Read more

Jul 8, 2010 by Ryan Frazier

Mission Church

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I grew up as a ranch hand, then became a bartender in college, which led to business and marriage to my college sweetheart upon college graduation. I was and ungospeled religious guy-- religious when it was convenient. And in the ... Read more

Jul 6, 2010 by Vince Black

The Town Church

Welcome New Acts29 Church Planter: Vince Black | Pastor of The Town Church, Fort Collins, CO Read more

Jul 2, 2010 by James Walden

Riverside Community Church

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church Soon after I sensed a call to full-time pastoral ministry, I felt inclined toward planting in particular. This is in part because of the church I was discipled in during college (Gainesville, FL) had a strong planting legacy, and ... Read more

Jul 2, 2010 by Ajay Thomas

Seven Mile Church | Philly

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I actually started out against church planting - mostly because I didn't know anything about it. There was nothing in my church background to understand it. I didn't get why someone would be allowed to "start a church." Yet, there ... Read more

Jun 30, 2010 by Andrew Pack

Anchor Church | Seattle, WA

Briefly describe your call to plant As Gospel Communities we constantly call each other to our Identities (Who we are in Jesus). They are: Redeemed - we are blood bought sinner/saints Light - We are ministers of proclamation and reconciliation Sent - we are sent to a particular place, ... Read more

Jun 29, 2010 by Blair Allen

The Compass | Regina, Canada

New Acts 29 Member: Blair Allen, of The Compass | Regina, Canada Read more

May 21, 2010 by Martin Scott

River City Church | Chattanooga, TN

New Acts 29 Member: Martin Scott, of River City Church | Chattanooga, TN Read more

May 17, 2010 by Jeff Pernsteiner

Confluence Community Church | Lewiston, ID

New Acts 29 Member: Jeff Pernsteiner, of Confluence Community Church | Lewiston, ID Read more

May 13, 2010 by Murray McLellan

Grace Fellowship | Saskatoon, Canada

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church "I'll go down into the well; if you hold the ropes." This is what William Carey said to his friends in England as he considered the need in the land of India for Christ and his glorious gospel. Where I grew up in rural ... Read more

May 13, 2010 by Jeremy Carr

The Well | Augusta, GA

New Acts 29 Member: Jeremy Carr, Lead Pastor of The Well | Augusta, GA Read more

May 6, 2010 by Derek Lam

Citylight Church | Roanoke, VA

New Acts 29 Member: Derek Lam, Lead Pastor of Citylight Church | Roanoke, VA Read more

Apr 15, 2010 by Robert Livingston

The Source Church | Oswego, IL

New Acts 29 Member: Robert Livingston, Lead Pastor of The Source Church | Oswego, IL Read more

Apr 13, 2010 by Brett Moser

River City Church | Fargo, ND

New Acts 29 Member: Brett Moser, Lead Pastor of River City Church | Fargo, ND Read more

Apr 12, 2010 by Dan Braga

Taproot Church | Des Moines, WA

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church Taproot Church is a replant. My family and I were moving to Seattle to plant from scratch when in the last moment the Lord called us to this replant. We started with a few grandmas and some older couples and went to work ... Read more

Apr 12, 2010 by Seth Shelton

The Way Faith Community | Springfield, MO

New Acts 29 Member: Seth Shelton, Lead Pastor of The Way Faith Community | Springfield, MO Read more

Apr 8, 2010 by Todd Murphy

Sacred Journey Church | Providence, RI

New Acts 29 Member: Todd Murphy, Lead Pastor of Sacred Journey Church | Providence, RI Read more

Apr 7, 2010 by Joseph Turner

Sojourn Community Church | Houston, TX

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church Our calling to plant started in 2005 when my wife and I were serving as missionaries in Africa. As we surveyed the African evangelical landscape I saw a tremendous need to plant Christ-centered, indigenous, and missional ... Read more

Apr 7, 2010 by Chris Gonzalez

Missio Dei Communities | Tempe, AZ

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I was a college pastor at a church near Arizona State University in 2006 when I went to the Resurgence conference in Seattle. Ed Stetzer said, "If you don't love the people you are called to reach, you need to either repent or ... Read more

Apr 7, 2010 by Jon Bricker

Charis Community Church | Normal, IL

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church God saved me in 1999 as a senior in college. Over the course of that year I had a strong burden to preach the gospel and make disciples. This burden grew as I began a college ministry on the campus of Illinois State University ... Read more

Apr 7, 2010 by Lane Harrison

LifePoint Church | Ozark, MO

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church Lane was serving on staff at a mega church and began to be deeply convicted about the people living around him that were not experiencing Jesus. In an area that was exploding with population growth, the culture was in overdrive ... Read more

Apr 7, 2010 by Reid Monaghan

Jacob's Well | Middlesex County, NJ

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church From 1996-2004 my wife Kasey and I served on the staff of Athletes in Action sharing the gospel with college athletes. After eight years with AIA God called us on to the staff at a local church to begin a young adult ministry ... Read more

Apr 7, 2010 by Rick White

CityView Church | Fort Worth, TX

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I was never the guy that always wanted to plant a church. However, through a series of events in 2004, God began prying my heart away from the church I was serving while also engaging my heart with a call to plant a church. It all ... Read more

Apr 7, 2010 by Cole Brown

Emmaus Church | Portland, OR

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I lived 21 years of my life in Portland without ever hearing anything about Jesus or his gospel. When I finally heard the gospel at the age of 21 and God saved me I almost immediately wanted to take the gospel to the ... Read more

Apr 7, 2010 by Dave McMurry

Grace Bible Church | Killeen, TX

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I felt the call to pastor long before I felt the call to plant a church. During my years at Covenant Seminary, I interned with the professor of church-planting, attended an E-Free church that actively planted churches, and was ... Read more

Apr 5, 2010 by Ryan Mobley

Delta Church | Springfield, IL

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I spent of number of years in various associate-type pastoral roles but never felt settled. I always felt that there was a better way for the church to engage disconnected people to God and the community. Church planting had ... Read more

Apr 5, 2010 by Chris Barksdale

Hollywood Church | Los Angeles, CA

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church After attending seminary in Los Angeles I quickly moved to Mobile, AL to assume a pastoral position. While I was there I began to doubt if I was doing what Jesus had gifted and called me to do. We had the home, the safe and ... Read more

Apr 5, 2010 by Luke Simmons

Second Mile Church | Gilbert, AZ

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I graduated college in 2002 thinking that I'd like to be part of a church plant and wondering whether I was called to vocational ministry. After moving to Arizona, volunteering at a healthy church, and completing a 3-year church ... Read more

Apr 1, 2010 by Jacob Vanhorn

Soma Austin Community Church | Austin, TX

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church After 28 years of living as an agnostic who wished he was an atheist, the brokenness of my life and the reality of Jesus Christ became overwhelming. After studying the costs of Christianity in reading Mere Christianity by CS ... Read more

Apr 1, 2010 by Kevin Larson

Karis Community Church | Columbia, MO

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church As a seminary student, I was struggling with where God was calling me. Seeking a position in an established church seemed like a bad idea. I took a church planting class, and it seemed clear that I had "wiring" that made ... Read more

Apr 1, 2010 by Kyle Eaton

Rock Hill Community Church | Duluth, MN

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I grew up as the Pastor's kid who loved Jesus but who told everyone that the only thing I would never do is be a pastor. That changed in a huge way for me in college, when Jesus got a hold of my heart and gave me a heart for his ... Read more

Mar 31, 2010 by Brian Agovino

Redeemer Church | O Fallon, MO

New Acts 29 Member: Brian Agovino, Lead Pastor of Redeemer Church | O Fallon, MO Read more

Mar 31, 2010 by Chad Pearce

Journey The Way | Wichita, KS

New Acts 29 Member: Chad Pearce, Lead Pastor of Journey The Way | Wichita, KS Read more

Mar 30, 2010 by Allen Duty

New Life | College Station, TX

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church After being saved my freshman year in college at Texas A&M, I knew that God was calling me into pastoral ministry. After working in the business world for a little over a year, an opportunity opened up for me to serve as the ... Read more

Mar 29, 2010 by Will Henderson

Engage City Church | Brisbane, Australia

New Acts 29 Member: Will Henderson, Lead Pastor of Engage City Church | Australia Read more

Mar 18, 2010 by Michael Crawford

Freedom Church Baltimore | Baltimore MD

New Acts 29 Member: Michael Crawford, Lead Pastor of Freedom Church | Baltimore, MD Read more

Mar 15, 2010 by Leonce Crump II

Renovation Church | Atlanta, GA

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church Originally from Louisiana, I have a taste for great food and warm weather, but attending the University of Oklahoma ultimately took me away from both. It was at the University of Oklahoma that I received a B.S. in political ... Read more

Mar 11, 2010 by Kevin Maloney

Grace Road Church | Rochester, NY

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church God called me to plant Grace Road by giving me a desire to see the Gospel preached to Rochester, and by allowing me to suffer through the better part of a year with undiagnosed lyme disease. It was in the dark nights with ... Read more

Mar 11, 2010 by Daniel Davis

Covenant Community Church | Pearland TX

New Acts 29 Member: Daniel Davis: Lead Pastor of Covenant Community Church | Pearland TX Read more

Mar 4, 2010 by Steve Treichler

Hope Community Church | Minneapolis, MN

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I came to Christ in college and have had a passion to reach other college students since my conversion. In 1992, I took a class on church planting here in Minneapolis and I had caught the bug. I could do no other! I recruited 13 ... Read more

Feb 20, 2010 by Michael Davis

The Genesis Church | Woburn, MA

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church After working at a church doing youth ministry for a few years in the late 90's, God began the work of breaking my heart for His church. I loved the kids, but I could not say that of the church. I was convicted and inspired by Paul's ... Read more

Feb 20, 2010 by Jered Rothwilson

Endeavor Church | Portland, OR

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I've known that I wanted to be a pastor since I was 12, but only wanted to church plant since I was 20. My reasons for that have been refined and challenged and here we are at 30 planting a church. For the last 10 years I've worked at ... Read more

Feb 19, 2010 by Paul Whaley

Summit Crossing Church | Madison, Alabama

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I responded to God's call seven years ago to plant Summit Crossing. We began with four families, a clear vision for reaching the city, and dependence upon Christ. We knew from the beginning that success would ... Read more

Feb 19, 2010 by Ross Appleton

Christ Community Church | Denton, TX

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church This is our 3rd church plant to be involved with. The first one did not go well by any stretch of anyone's imagination. It was an extremely disappointing and trying time for my wife and I, but God was faithful and ... Read more

Feb 19, 2010 by Jerome Gay

Vision Church | Raleigh, NC

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I felt God's call on my life at the age of 16, fast forward to 1997 I began my journey at St. Augustine's College, while attending SAC my passion for the gospel increased and I started a campus ministry. I noticed a ... Read more

Feb 19, 2010 by Ben Connelly

The City Church | Fort Worth, TX

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church Having grown up in Fort Worth, I have a deep love for this city. After my undergrad work, I moved back to be on staff and plant a church in the area, where we were for five years. When we realized there were 10,000 new living units ... Read more

Feb 19, 2010 by Michael Clary

Christ the King Church | Cincinnati, OH

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ for seven years before starting a church plant. I had long desired to see a church that was missionally engaged the way CCC was, but never saw one. Then I got involved ... Read more

Feb 19, 2010 by Matt Dirks

Harbor Church | Honolulu, HI

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I knew God was calling me to be a church planter when I was 21, but I had to spend 10 years gaining wisdom, experience, and confidence in God's power before I was ready. It was confirmed through assessment and ... Read more

Feb 19, 2010 by Aaron Youngren

The Line | Chicago, IL

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I first felt the call to plant eight years ago. Sensing that I was both arrogant and unqualified, I partnered with men that would humble me, grow me, and punch me when needed. As an intern at Mars Hill Church and it's ... Read more

Feb 19, 2010 by Jake Chambers

Kaleo Church College | San Diego, CA

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I was preaching, serving and volunteering like crazy at Mars Hill. I had a couple different jobs over the last few years but my passion was being the church and preaching the gospel to students. I began praying for the ... Read more

Feb 18, 2010 by Brandon Davis

Living Acts Church | Tyler, TX

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church. Once upon a time in the living room of a humble couple there sat on them a growing desire for the lost and for the growing number of people in the area in which they lived (Tyler, TX.) Brandon and Lacy had spent enough ... Read more

Feb 18, 2010 by Mike Werkheiser

City Church | St. Louis, MO

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church. I graduated from Covenant Theological Seminary in 2005 and went to work in ministry with college and young adults at a Presbyterian church here in Saint Louis (Greentree Community Church). In 2006 my wife and I began ... Read more

Feb 18, 2010 by Samuel Choi

Mars Hill Church Federal Way | Auburn, WA

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church. My calling to plant a church began as I was convicted with three questions in January 2007. 1. What is gospel-centered ministry?2. What does it mean to be missional?3. What does evangelism look like where I live? In ... Read more

Feb 18, 2010 by Mark South

Origin Church | Rocklin, CA

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church. My journey to church planting began with a question. "Would anyone, besides those who came to church, care if the church stopped existing?" I asked this of the church I was on staff at. I asked this question of me ... Read more

Feb 18, 2010 by Jeremy Rose

The Axis Church | Nashville, TN

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church. Eight years ago I prayed for the Lord to allow me to plant a church. I heard nothing. Five years ago the Lord led me to leave the full-time ministry to attend seminary and learn how to plant a church. Three years ago ... Read more

Feb 18, 2010 by Mark Bergin

The Painted Door | Chicago, IL

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church God saved me a life of hooliganism at age 19, saved me from cancer at age 20, saved me from dangerous theology at age 22, saved me to a godly community on mission at age 23, saved me from perpetual adolescence with a ... Read more

Feb 18, 2010 by Alan Trippe

The Discovery Church | Villa Rica, GA

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I was called into full time ministry as a senior in high school. But God has always led me and my family on a "unique path of preparation". I didn't go immediately into Bible college, etc. but felt led to get a degree ... Read more

Feb 18, 2010 by Ben Tugwell

Integrity Church | Greenville, NC

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church When I was eighteen God began to stir in my heart a desire for missions. My first exposure to missions was to help a new church plant in New England. At that time I remember thinking, "this would be cool" but never ... Read more

Feb 17, 2010 by George Stagg

Twin Cities Church | Minneapolis, MN

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church. Four years ago I was helping train leaders from 9 church-planting groups in India. We were together for a month. I was motivated by their stories of God's work. I began praying fervently for God to powerfully use me as He saw fit. Some ... Read more

Feb 16, 2010 by Jason Williams

Harvest Community Church | Selah, WA

Planter Profile: What were the biggest challenges you faced in planting your church (and/or currently facing)? Paperwork, finding a building, leadership training... How did you become involved with Acts 29? What have been the biggest benefits of being in the network? Got connected with it ... Read more

Feb 16, 2010 by Josh Gilbert

Trademark Church | Boise, ID

Planter profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I was running from the call because I didn't want my boys to grow up as pastor's kids. However, God was not going to let me go until I dealt with my past and the chains that bound me. While in counseling God showed me ... Read more

Feb 15, 2010 by Ryan Couch

Missio Dei | Fort Collins, CO

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I began to sense the call to church planting as a young Bible College student. After serving in a few church plants as an intern and assistant pastor my wife and ventured out to plant a church in a small rural town in ... Read more

Feb 12, 2010 by Chuck Gschwend

Fellowship Bible Church Jonesboro | Jonesboro AR

Planter Profile: What were the biggest challenges you faced in planting your church (and/or currently facing)? My biggest challenge was and is me. I need to trust God more. How did you become involved with Acts 29? What have been the biggest benefits of being in the network? A ... Read more

Feb 12, 2010 by Andrew Hughes

Journey Church of The Highlands | Boone, NC

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church We knew that God was bringing our previous ministry to a close. This was a good experience for both of us as we left our former ministry and church family with broken hearts (we were loved by and loved these people). ... Read more

Feb 10, 2010 by Darren Casper

CrossPointe: The Church at Bevo | St. Louis, MO

Planter Profile: What were the biggest challenges you faced in planting your church (and/or currently facing)? People telling me that as a county guy I shouldn't plant in the city...that was in the past, but not anymore. The biggest challenge now is making leaders out of the people who ... Read more

Feb 10, 2010 by Jason Johnson

Woodlands Point Community Church | The Woodlands, TX

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church. In the context of potentially going on staff with a church I was looking forward to working with God made it clear that His heart for me was not to just be a part of something, but to start something from scratch. The ... Read more

Feb 8, 2010 by Rodney Hobbs

Stonegate Church | Midlothian, TX

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I started in ministry at a church that really valued church planting. It was the air we were breathing as I walked into the doors. After 1 failed attempt, the air was flavored with a real distaste for church planting. However, that ... Read more

Feb 8, 2010 by Justin Hyde

Christ Church | Brenham TX

Planter Profile: Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church "Woe to to me if I do not preach the Gospel" (1 Cor. 9:16)! How did you build up your core? What advice would you give to guys in the core-stage? Pray a lot. Try your best to keep in step with God's Spirit. Guard ... Read more

Feb 4, 2010 by Steve Timmis

The Crowded House | Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Planter Profile: Steve Timmis Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church A growing conviction about the growing majority of people in the UK (a deeply and aggressively secular society) who have rejected traditional church. They need reaching with the gospel, and as church ... Read more

Feb 4, 2010 by Jared Ayers

Liberti Church | Center City

Planter Profile: Jared & Monica Ayers Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I had been a staff pastor in mega church settings for 8 or 9 years. For the last couple of those years, several wise mentors and friends encouraged my wife Monica and I to consider planting ... Read more

Feb 3, 2010 by Kevin Galloway

Countryside Church | Michigan City, IN

Planter Profile: Kevin & Davena Galloway Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church I was called to help lead a large existing church into and through the deep change needed to help transform it into a missional church. What were the biggest challenges you faced ... Read more

Jan 14, 2010 by Jerry Funston

The Journey Fellowship | Sunbury, OH

Planter Profile: Jerry & Megan Funston 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, ... Read more

Dec 11, 2009 by Ryan Stanley

Mercy Hill Church | Dayton, OH

Planter Profile: Ryan & Kate Stanley Briefly explain your calling to plant a church. Was part of a church plant in college (part of leadership team when we planted), went to seminary and was part of Sojourn in Louisville. After seminary started to feel that church planting is ... Read more

Dec 3, 2009 by Eric Roseberry

City of God Church | Lafayette, IN

Planter Profile: Eric & Jessie Roseberry Briefly explain your calling to plant a church. From the time I was in college my wife and I felt called to church planting. At that point we began to pray that God would give us wisdom and calling as to when and where. Last February ... Read more

Dec 3, 2009 by Marc Pilon

Axe21 | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Planter Profile: Axe21 Briefly explain your calling to plant a church. I am still very surprised to have been called to plant a church, as I had never even thought of church planting before this time last year. God had a plan though and He is carrying it out amazingly, He has placed a ... Read more

Nov 5, 2009 by Rick Carbonneau

Redeeming Grace Church | Redwood City, CA

Planter Profile: Rick & LaRayne Carbonneau Briefly explain your calling to plant a church. Our situation at Redeeming Grace Church is different in some ways than an original church plant. We have been in the processes of replanting an established church for the past 3 years. This has ... Read more

Oct 22, 2009 by Rob Wilton

Vintage Church | New Orleans, LA

Planter Profile: Rob & Annabeth Wilton Briefly explain your calling to plant a church After being born in New Orleans and moving away as a teenager, God called my wife and I back in 2005. From Katrina in 2005 to the fall of 2007, God began to work in our lives and reveal to ... Read more

Oct 15, 2009 by Brent Thomas

Church of the Cross | Peoria, AZ

Planter Profile: Brent & Kristi Thomas The Call: Having grown up in the Glendale/Peoria, AZ area, I had a deep conviction regarding the lack of doctrinally deep yet accessible, missonally-focused churches in the area. While pastoring in TX, the call to return to AZ became ... Read more

Oct 15, 2009 by Chuck Land

Crossbridge Church | Sugar Land, TX

Crossbridge ChurchLocation: Sugar Land ChurchLaunch Date: September, 2002 Mission, Vision, Values of Crossbridge Church: Mission - To Honor God by Making Growing Followers of Jesus Christ Vision - To be a Gospel-Renewed Church for the good of the city. Values - Truth, Worship, ... Read more

Oct 1, 2009 by W. J. Subash

The Crossroad Church | Dallas, TX

Crossroad Church Location: Dallas, TexasLaunch Date: January 2009 Mission, Vision, Values of Church Vision: The vision of the Crossroad Church, a multiethnic church, is to reach with the Gospel the south Asians who live in Dallas Fort Worth. Mission: Exalt, Edify, ... Read more

Sep 17, 2009 by Greg Heasley

Covenant Grace Church | Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Covenant Grace Church Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Province, South Africa Launch date: October 2008 Mission, Vision & Values Covenant Grace Church exists to fulfill the 'Great Commission' by being a Gospel centred community of believers that exalt in the Sovereignty of God, ... Read more

Sep 9, 2009 by Stephen Wagoner

1.21 Church | Winston Salem, NC

1.21 Church Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina Launch date: January, 2008 Vision and Values of 1.21 Church Vision: We worship Jesus. At 1.21, we want everything we do to be radically Christ-centered. At the end of the day, we want to help people find their hope, joy, ... Read more

Sep 3, 2009 by Ray Ortlund, Jr.

Immanuel Church | Nashville, TN

Briefly explain your calling to plant a church. Immanuel was birthed out of a longing for revival. The meaning of our lives is to be living proof of what only God can do for us, in our weakness, to the praise of the glory of his grace. We live in a city of impressive outward appearances. ... Read more

Aug 20, 2009 by Ryan Huguley

Redemption Bible Church | Palatine, IL

Redemption Bible ChurchLocation: Palatine, IllinoisLaunch Date: September 13, 2009 Mission, Vision, Values of Redemption Bible Church Our mission at Redemption is to see rebels redeemed for the glory of God and the good of our city. Our vision is to be a gospel-saturated church. ... Read more

Aug 13, 2009 by Bruce Wesley

Clear Creek Community Church | Houston, TX

Clear Creek Community Church Location: Houston, TexasLaunch Date: October 1993Membership Date: July 2009 EldersBruce Wesley, Mark Carden, Yancey Arrington, Greg Poore, Steve Jackson, Mark McKay, Haley Winters Congregation ProfileNine families gathered for prayer, strategic planning ... Read more

Aug 6, 2009 by Maurice Stargell

Hope Church | Stockbridge, GA

Briefly describe your story of your call to plant a church Having grown up in a small town about thirty-five miles south of Atlanta, I never dreamed that I would one day be leading a church. My siblings and I were raised going to church every week, and to be honest, I saw and experienced a ... Read more

Aug 6, 2009 by Aaron Dailey

Life Connection Church | Phoenix, AZ

Life Connection Church Location: Phoenix, ArizonaLaunch date: July 2002Membership date: July 2009 Mission, Vision, Values of Church Our Vision is Multiplication through discipleship. We want to focus on building and equipping a community of people who will live in ... Read more

Jul 29, 2009 by Harvey Turner

Living Stones | Reno, NV

Living Stones Church Location: Reno, NevadaMembership Date: December, 2008 Mission, Vision, Values of Church A Christocentric community living and teaching the Great Commandment and the Great Commission Values - Worship, Truth, Grace, Christocentric, Community, Missional Living Planter ... Read more

Jul 28, 2009 by Heath Taylor

Old Town Bible Church | Scottsdale, AZ

Old Town Bible Church Location: Scottsdale, ArizonaLaunch Date: October 2006 Mission, Vision, Values of Church Passion: Our passion is to see the glory of God displayed through the transformed lives of people who’ve been rescued from His wrath and are redeemed by the blood of ... Read more

May 4, 2006 by Ed Marcelle

Terra Nova Church | Troy, NY

I am sitting at the Daily Grind in Troy (this nineteenth century city that Martin Scorcese loves) with Womer and Taylor. Taylor (first name Phil) drove today, and despite being subjected to his psychotic rants whenever the car fails, I’m glad for the ride. Taylor’s been out ... Read more

May 4, 2006 by David Fairchild

Kaleo Church | San Diego, CA

"Build it and they will come." That mantra may have worked for a mystical, fictional, ballpark but try as I did it didn't seem to work for our church plant. The sad truth is that I actually believed for the first six months the masses would come flooding through our doors and fall upon their ... Read more

May 4, 2006 by Ethan Burmeister

Core Community Church | Omaha, NE

Last week we celebrated our church’s Fourth Anniversary. We started Core four years ago with a group of twenty-five zealous, idealistic, and deranged people. We spent a year primarily planting seeds. Any farmer will tell you that cultivating the soil and spreading fertilizer is ... Read more

May 4, 2006 by Jon Needham

Coram Deo | Bremerton, WA

When I attended the radical reformission conference at Mars Hill, Coram Deo was only a few months old. A pastor named Rick Mckinley taught about God’s Kingdom and referred to it as the beautiful mess. That term didn’t mean all that much to me. At that point in our ... Read more