Today I’m excited to “officially” share with you the new direction in ministry that God is taking Tad and our family!

For about a year, we have been feeling called on from youth ministry and have been pursing other ministry opportunities, though we have continued to serve in our current church.  Six months ago, Tad’s heart was burdened for church planting as we have both realized the need for solid new churches to be planted here in the United States.  Did you know that North America is the only continent where the church is not growing?

We discovered an exciting program at a nearby church (actually a fairly recent church plant) that trains pastors to plant new churches and equips them to go out with support (spiritual, practical, and financial).  Tad entered into this Church Planting Residency this spring and he has started to receive mentoring, training, and coaching in fundraising.

The Church Planting Residency is not a paid position, so we are raising monthly support from individuals who desire to see the kingdom of God expanded through the ministry of church planting.  Right now Tad is continuing to serve as a full-time Youth and Children’s Pastor at our current church until we raise the funds we need to be in the residency full-time.  He also works part-time as a waiter, so this is a very busy season for our family!

We are trusting God to continue to lead us as we raise funds to church plant and as we pray about where God is leading our family to plant a new church.  These are exciting times and we are thankful to be heading in this direction!