Church Planting in the Valley

CHURCH PLANTING in the GRAND VALLEY

When we say "church planting" we mean "telling His story!"
You see ... it's ALL about Jesus!
Biblically, starting new churches only took place in response to discipleship,
fellowship and worship needs of new converts to Jesus Christ!
Today, is no different. When new believers are converted, they need
teaching and maturing in a spiritually warm community of like minded
believers, where they can worship our awesome God and grow in Him!
Starting new churches is an essential part of reaching hurting people with the transforming power of God's Word! It is a fact that new churches reach the spiritually needy at a more rapid rate than more mature churches! So... when we say "church planting" we mean reaching others with the powerful, life changing Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is that simple!
'Churches starting new churches' is a part of God's plan for reaching all kinds of spiritually needy people in His world - all over His world! It isn't an accident that in the New Testament story, Paul "told His story" and God planted new churches everywhere Paul went (check out the book of Acts). Intentionality in evangelism resulting in church starting/planting is the key to bringing more and more people into relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ.
Churches that refuse to reproduce have historically become introverted and are simply not reaching their maximum potential in carrying out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19 & 20). In the New Testament the persecution of Believers resulted in the dispersion of these Believers which led to the beginning of a new work at Antioch.  The church at Antioch obeyed the Holy Spirit and intentionally sent out Paul and Barnabas. The rest is history and you can read about it in the book of Acts.

If you are interested in church planting:
> Enter www.churchplantingvillage.com on your web browser to investigate church planting through one of our partners - the North American Mission Board (N.A.M.B.)!
>  A self-scoring church planter assessment 'Discovery Tool' is available by calling Kent at 970-241-7009. This tool can be a help in determining God's specific call in your life to church planting.

Here are some of the strengths Grand Valley Baptists bring to the right church planter families:
1. A prayer network of spiritual support
2. Church Planter Basic Training
3. Continued church planter training
4. A peer Church Planter Network
5. Pastor supervisors specifically trained to work with church planters
6. Experienced/Trained Church Planter mentors
7. Coaching in basic church planting and pastoral ministry skills
8. Partnering churches
9. Resourcing and partnerships with a church planter sensitive association and state convention
10. A great opportunity to invest and develop and use your gifting and calling as a church planter in a spiritually needy field.
11. A real opportunity to impact spiritual darkness in western Colorado where lostness rates as high as 85 to 90 percent of the population.

NEXT CHURCH PLANTER BASIC TRAINING - February 26-29 2012- Call Kent for details - 241-7009

Church Planters

Lee Price - New Castle
lprice@riverchurches.org

Lee and Jana Price felt the call of God to starting new churches after 12 years in fruitful work in 3 separate churches with youth. The Prices moved to New Castle in August '05 with a passion to reach spiritually needy people with the life changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. Lee and Jana began a new church in January of 2006 and called that church RiverChurches. That church grew rapidly and multiplied in December of 2006 after reaching an attendance of 50+ people. Lee Price is a multiplier of leaders and simple church training is a 'constant' with RiverChurches. RiverChurches is a network of house churches reaching into this area of Colorado. RiverChurches is developing a ministry center in New Castle to meet a wide range of needs in the community. RiverChurches is a missionary sending church. God has called some of RiverChurches best families to serve as missionaries in Africa and Austin, TX. Lee and Jana are working in cooperation with Mid-Valley Church in Carbondale, the Grand Valley Baptist Association, High Country Baptist Association and the Colorado Baptist General Convention. Check out their web site at http://www.riverchurches.org Pray! Pray! Pray!

Eric Vaughan - Silt

ecvaughan@mail.com

Eric and Carol Vaughan served 3 years in Moscow with the IMB. Eric has a passion for reaching people for Jesus. Eric believes the Lord wants a strong, vibrant, growing, Bible teaching/preaching, missional church to be established in Silt. Eric works full time in a family construction business, but his passion is reaching people for Jesus.

Amani Bullock and Family - Multi-cultural Church Planter

Amani and Tiawana Bullock prayed diligently concerning God's call to church planting. Specifically God impressed upon them that Colorado was the location where He desired them to start a new church. In September of 2008 the Bullocks moved here from Marin City, CA. They began building relationships with multi-cultural families. In January 2009 they began a Bible study in the Riverside area of Grand Junction. The Bible study grew, people came to faith in Christ, several have been baptized and others have found a "home" at Familyroom Fellowship. On Easter Sunday 2009 52 people came to the first Sunday morning worship service. Amani was ordained to the Gospel ministry by Monument Baptist Church (sponsoring church) in late May. July 5th 2009 Familyroom Fellowship began meeting regularly on Sunday mornings for worship. In 2010 Familyroom Fellowship baptized 34 people as an expression of faith in Christ. In 2011 Familyroom continues to mature as leaders are being trained and a healthy church structure in taking place. Pray for Amani and Tiawana as they serve the Father in Grand Junction among the African-American and the english speaking Hispanic population segments! This is truly a mixed-cultural church plant.

Mike Banks and Family - North Fruita Church Planter

For over three years faithful Grand Valley Baptists prayed and gave their
offerings above their tithes to invest in a future church plant in the Fruita
area of Mesa County. In the summer of 2010 God brought the Mike Banks
family out to Colorado from Louisville, KY. to see if God might be calling
them to start that new church. God called Mike, Kellie, Stephen and
Nick to move to Fruita during the last week of September 2010. The Banks
family brings to Fruita a willingness to see a new Colorado Baptist church
in Fruita. In July 2011 volunteers from Monument Baptist Church and
Crown Peak Baptist Church were joined by 53 volunteer missionaries from
Woodridge Baptist Church in Kingwood, Texas to sponsor a soccer camp
and evening concerts in three different parks in Fruita. 95 children
participated in the soccer camp and scores of Fruita residents joined
God's volunteers from Colorado and Texas to hear our Lord praised by
the Kingwood Praise Team. A great end to the summer is planned in
Fruita during the week of August 7 -12 including block parties throughout
the community and a concert with a Christian praise band from the front
range on Friday night at the Civic Center Park in central Fruita. Please,
pray for the Banks as they follow the Lord in this church planting journey
Ask the Father to draw the lost to Himself through Mike, Kellie, Stephen
and Nick! "Sojourn" is the name chosen by the core families for this new
work in Fruita! Thank God for His answer to years of prayer! Call Mike or
Kellie at 970-462-1574 for meeting times and locations!

Jesus said to His disciples,

"What a huge harvest! And how few the harvest hands. So on your knees; ask the God of the Harvest to send harvest hands."

Luke 10:2 (The Message) ASK - ASK - ASK - ASK

PRAY - PRAY - PRAY - PRAY - PRAY - PRAY - PRAY

Church Planting in the Valley

CHURCH PLANTING in the GRAND VALLEY