Its been a busy 2 months in our lives. Last month I had the opportunity to share the New England vision with the Greer Baptist Association, and Crossroads Baptist Church Spartanburg. More and more partners are coming on board, blessing and supporting us, through prayer.
Planting The Gospel Network: I am excited to announce that LifeSong CT will be a partner church of the "Planting The Gospel" church planting network. PTG will play a vital role in training and assessing Lynn and I as we prepare for CT. The network's outrageous goal is to plant 10,000 churches within the next 10 years! you can read more at: David Putman's Website.
The more the Merier: As noted in a my last post, there is now a second family that has answered Gods call to replant their lives in New England. Going to CT with the Fogels and Edwards families is HUGE! All three families will relocate north, begin developing relationships with neighbors, and co workers. Bobby Fogel will focus on community transformation while Jason Edwards will be the "Connector" for people that become part of this new work. Our prayer is, that as more people sense the call, that they will take the leap of faith and be part of this Gospel Centered church plant.
Manchester: The weekend of the 4th of July, we traveled to Hartford CT, and the surrounding towns. One of the towns that really caught our eye was Manchester. Manchester is a beautiful city in Hartford county with a population of 70,000. It is likely to be the city for the church plant but we are still God's will on the exact location. On that same visit we had a opportunity to meet with Sean Sears, the lead pastor of Grace Church in Stoughton, MA. He gave us great insight to New England church planting, and Grace Church will be a great resource for us as we navigate New England.
Lynn and I desire your continued prayers as we have relisted our house and are seeing more activity with potential home buyers. In short, God has truly blessed in the past 2 months and we are very excited as we move closer to seeing this call unfold.
Be Blessed!
Pastor Tim
Pastor Tim