This morning at church I let the cat out of the bag and shared what I believe God is calling me to do. God is leading myself and James Pinkerton (a.k.a Pink) to Escondido, California to plant The Branches. I wish I could give you a lot of details about when, how, etc., but I can not. All I know is that God has laid it on our hearts to start a new church out West. Currently we are learning as much as we can about church planting, taking assessments, reading books, making contacts, praying, and planning.
After making the announcement at both of our services today we received some great encouragement from a number of people, for which I am extremely grateful for. What the future relationship looks like between The Branches @ Farmland and The Branches @ Escondido still have yet to be navigated. It appears that James and I will be around well into next year, in the meantime we will be praying with the leadership at The Branches @ Farmland and ministering right here where God has us.
Wow! Very very exciting Kris. Look fwd to seeing the story unfold!
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ReplyDeleteI was wondering when this would happen. Sounds like the relationship there is good enough to make the change. I'll be praying for you. Have fun and teach the word!
I'm pumped! Lives will be changed through this obedient act. I can't wait to see whats next!
ReplyDeletewe appreciate your openness about God's calling in your life. it can be a tough message to share and hear when God calls us away, but it's always exciting to see what He's going to do in and through us next!
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