God calls us to be wise and plan when undertaking an endeavor. Yet he also reminds us that he is sovereign over all things, including the building of His church. In light of those truths, we have put together a 3-year plan to help guide our efforts and help you to get a better idea of what our work will look like on the ground. Year 1: Preparation Year 2: Launch Year 3: Viability Year Read more…
Spiritual Landscape Roughly 48% of Columbians identify as Christian, but even a cursory look beneath the surface reveals a bleaker picture. Nearly half of the those who identify as Christian identify with a denomination that offers a gospel deeply corrupted by legalism (Roman Catholicism, Mormonism, Church of Christ, etc.) Even those who identify as religious still need to be reached with the Good News recovered during the reformation: that salvation is by grace alone, through Read more…
Church planting has been on my mind for years. It was the first thing that intrigued me when I began pursuing vocational ministry and I never shook that. If anything, that desire grew as I became more and more convinced of the centrality of the local church to God’s redeeming work in the world. Fast forward to last year. Susan and I had discovered a podcast called Theocast that really ministered to our souls. We Read more…