Church Planting in the Rockies

“Multiplying Healthy Churches Among All People”

-          EFCA Mission Statement

How familiar are you with the EFCA Mission Statement? It is pretty short and simple. And I think we would all agree that it is biblical. But is it becoming a reality? Do we see it happening in our district?

In the last edition of the Pulse, I described that more and more, “all people” are coming to us. That is why we have created an Ethnic Church Planting strategy. The Ethnic Church Planting Team (Mike Harrison, Francisco Mendez, Jeff Noble, Tim Stairs, Erik Valenzuela, and Chi Eng Yung) has identified the key issues that stand before us in making significant inroads to reaching more peoples.

One of those key issues is the fact that many see the need but do not know how to take the first step. Earlier this month I met an associate pastor on the Front Range whose heart is sensitive to this need, knows that something must be done, but is unsure of where to begin.

Thankfully, we can now resource those pastors and churches who are burdened to do something. For most the first step is building relationships with ethnic people in their own community. This will take work but we have many ideas to help facilitate this process. [If you are curious or want to learn more about some simple steps you and your church can take, please email me and let me know.]

We have been in a season of “developing” rather than beginning new plants. However, I am excited to say that this season seems to be coming to a close. In July we have assessed three possible planters. Here is a quote from one, “We have never part a part of something that we have so much passion about that has so many unknowns (just little things like who we'll plant with, where, when, etc).”

Pray for these couples as they discern God’s leading and for me as well as I mentor them is this process.

Greg Pugh, Director of Church Planting and Development
heygap@hotmail.com  719-510-9131  www.redome.org