Tuesday, May 4, 2010

FA Church Planting Movement Celebrating 10 Yrs.



As many of you know, over the past nine months I have been part of a church plant residency with Fellowship Associates. FA is an organization started by Fellowship Bible Church in Little Rock to strengthen the church planter's leadership and influence.

It has been a pivotal point in our leadership development. Leslie and I have formed lifelong friendships with people who share a common bond of planting churches to extend the kingdom of God across the United States and overseas.

In this video you will see Leslie and I, along with four other church planting residents, being commissioned by Fellowship to start Imago Dei Community Church in Phoenix, AZ! In addition you will see John Bryson one of the Network Leaders and a Pastor from Fellowship Memphis interview from a diverse group of FA church planters that have already planted churches from all over: Hunter Beaumont in Denver Colorado, Thien Doan in Long Beach, CA, Eric Mason in Philadelphia, PA, Dahati Lewis in Atlanta, GA, Dave Furman from Dubai in the Middle East and Kevin Cawley in Kansas City, MO

Today we celebrate not only the past 10 years but the present and future too. With over 35 former residents in the field this movement is at the tipping point. Every single church planter is committed to planting and partnering with other organizations and denominations to plant more churches that will in turn plant more churches! I praise God for these leaders in which I have to lean on and learn from. They have blazed the trail, and set the tone.

These Pastors are actively committed to serve the city for the welfare of others, they engage culture and teach doctrine and theology, holding to the scriptures for their guide. Get in one of these churches if you are near one. Help them plant more, pray for them in their labors. This is an amazing group of men that have been called by God to lead and love the church.

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