We will be holding a Church-Planters Retreat at the Keppler Lake House in Erie, PA beginning at 4:00p.m. on July 15th and concluding at noon on July 17th. If you are not a planter and wish to attend, please contact Jim at 814-450-3737 or at alleghenyharvest@gmail.com
Some of the coaching topics to be covered include: Staying In Love with Jesus while Serving Him, Being the CRR for Your Ministry (Chief Resource Raiser), Best Practices of Gathering People, Building Teams, Developing Leaders, The Absolute Importance of Your Disciple-making Pathway. While there will be a lot of discussion of best practices and some practical training, there will also be some time to hang-back, enjoy an outdoor fire, fish (if you'd like), sit in the hot-tub under the stars with the sound of Lake Erie waves. While it is preferable that planters attend for the entire retreat, bi-vocational planters may choose to attend only part if necessary. Members of the AD Church-Planting team will also be there on Wednesday to interact with planters. There is no cost to planters, however, anyone attending may wish to make donations toward our costs. This is a fantastic retreat location used for our November Bootcamp and by members of our National Leadership for their annual planning retreat. Towels and linens provided. You'll only need to bring personal effects, bible and notebook and any other CP hand-outs that have been helpful to you.
Nate & Teri Childers are on the ground in Boardman, OH. Nate is working full-time with Mathias Media www.mathiasmedia.com as he and Teri begin to settle into their community and to get to know their neighbors. Two larger churches have shown direct interest in helping with this plant as they can: Pastor Jeff McNicol and Chippewa EFC, and Pastor Brent Allen and Old North Church in Canfield. Through a process of meetings in March and April, Nate and Mill Creek met the criteria and were approved as a planting project. In accordance with the vision of our NEO Initiative, they have located themselves in a very strategic location for several communities (Youngstown, Boardman, Canfield, and Poland). Please keep them in prayer as they establish this new ministry. You can contact Nate at 3915 Windsor Road, Boardman, OH, 44512. nate@mymillcreek.net 330-883-9327.
At our May 29th Allegheny District Church Plant Team meeting, Alex Ielase and Redeemer on the Mount Church were approved as an urban church-plant project for Mount Washington (Pittsburgh). Following a year of internship with Saleem Gabrill of The Pittsburgh Project and Mosaic Church, and in fulfilling much of what was recommended following his assessment, Alex is now taking great stride to form a gospel beach-head on Mount Washington with a vision of that work spilling into other Pittsburgh Communities. Already, Pastor Jack Wilson and Waterdam Church and their youth have begun reaching out to share in this ministry. Additionally, the National EFCA Church-Planting office plans to grant $5000 toward this work. Pray for Alex, Jennifer and Scarlet as they begin this new ministry. One of their mottos is to live in the community they minister in and to minister in the community they live in. What a great motto that we need to see implemented in thousands of other communities all across our land! You can contact the Ielases at 412-352-8876. 6 Soffel Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15211 Fisherofmen376@aim.com or at
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