God is Opening Doors - Update!!

This powerful new move of God is spreading like wildfire, and there is an incredible need for laborers! In our existing churches, many do not have the capacity for the harvest coming in. The harvest needs to be disciples. We feel there is an incredible need in this hour for Jesus-centered, discipleship communities that are easily started and simplistic in their approach to multiplication. 

Our primary investment is in helping prepare disciple makers, through training, mentoring, and by supporting a new wave of church planters that may not fit the stereotypical model of church leader— house and micro churches. We believe these churches fit very well into the spiritual and relational context of our culture that people are longing for, particularly Gen Z and the up-and-coming Gen Alpha!

In response to the urgency of the hour, we are launching several initiatives! Those include a new training course, 14,000 Feet Pastoral Fellowship, and Grassroots Network as a house church & micro church launch pad, and for ongoing support! Yes! We are in the early stages. A lot of what we are doing currently is connecting with like-hearted people by providing training opportunities, counsel, and then being a support to those who feel it in their hearts to step out and plant a house or micro church. It’s Simple Church. It’s not overly complicated or overwhelming. It’s taking the simple early church as our example. Here’s the thing, though—- Our hearts desire to commit ourselves to this mission FREE of charge! And for this, we need your help. 

The simple early church model isn’t working off big budgets, especially in the development stages. While leaders will likely work bi-vocational, there is a tremendous need for an infrastructure to help develop, encourage, and support this new wave of simple church planters and churches. 

We can see down the road that this kind of ministry will spin off in other directions, such as ministering to leaders already in the field who are worn out and weary. Also, discipleship courses, and perhaps schools, but for now, we want to focus on this aspect of the ministry for Grassroots International Ministries. 

We have recently concluded two online 5-week courses titled "What Is Church?"—one in Europe and the other in the United States. A couple in Dublin, Ireland, found that the timing of this course confirmed their decision, and they felt encouraged by it. They launched a house church alongside their long-standing street ministry the Sunday after the course ended! Others felt inspired to open their homes for hospitality and the breaking of bread, as described in Acts 2:42-47, which was a key passage in the course. Some are motivated to begin one-on-one discipleship. We are thrilled about what God is doing!

Next week, we plan to host another course in the comfort of our living room here in Colorado, while also providing a LIVE online feed. We already have several individuals interested in both attending in person and streaming! Additionally, we recently completed the development of a website to support people at all stages of discipleship, from being a new believer to having resources to disciple others, and even assisting people in starting house and micro churches! We are thrilled about what God is doing and the chance to be part of this outpouring and movement of the Spirit of God that is spreading not only across America but around the world!

We are dedicating the next three months to a fundraising campaign. As we embark on this new chapter of life and ministry, we find ourselves very busy! We are astonished by what God has accomplished in the recent months and by what He has revealed to us about the future! We can already foresee the day when we'll require assistance, but for now, we need to secure our own support for living expenses and for the ministry!

We invite you to prayerfully consider providing financial support, either monthly or as a one-time contribution, to assist us as missionaries in training "Disciple-makers" who can reach the unreached populations of our world. Thank you in advance as we seek the Lord’s guidance during this time!  

Check out our new resource website for discipleship-making and church planting: www.grassrootskeepingitsimple.com

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