April 2011
Praises:
–Jesus willingness to be obedient and die for the sins of the world and for His resurrection which gives us a personal living Lord and Savior who is interceding for us today.
–Great District conference…great teaching on the church and leadership
Requests:
–12 church planters and Dan Moose who are attending the Exponential Church Planter Conference in April. Pray that each of the planters will incorporate into their ministry 2–3 Biblical principles gleaned from the conferencen.
–New Ulm church plant as they prepare to start core group training in May
–The starting of a church plant in St. Cloud
–Church planter for Glencoe
–Birch Hills Community Church who began public worship last month.
–Several church plants that are going through normal spiritual and physical growing pains and trials
February 2011
Praises:
–God’s faithfulness in provision both for us and our church plant
–Two more churches preparing to start weekly public services in the next 2 months
Prayer requests:
–Church Planter’s Couples Retreat…Feb 14–16. Pray for a good time of rest, interaction, and God doing a good work in all of our lives. Pray for church planter’s children health and child care so moms and dads can focus on themselves and what God wants to do in their lives
–Church planter’s homes to sell-Kevin & Kim Erickson in Virginia, Phil & Carol Schenck in New Ulm, and Eric & Miriam Anderson in Crosby
–Our district team as we become more pro-active in our church planting approach in the Metro and St. Cloud area
–Church Multiplication Overview at New Ulm on the 26th of February.
2010 in Review
Three new church starts:
Crossing Waters Church, Bemidji with Pastor Mike Lundberg
LifeSpring Church, Cosby-Ironton with Pastor Eric Anderson
Trinity City Church, St. Paul with Pastor Bryan Lair
House church developing:
House of Prayer with Pastor Floyd Midura
Started another venue in a neighboring town:
Hope Church, Glenwood & Starbuck with Pastor Bob Nieuwendorp started an Alexandria venue
Four church plants in Core Group Training:
Birch Hills Church, Melrose with Pastor Paul Klassen
City on a Hill Church, Rosemount with Pastor Bruce Bentley
Cross Hill Church, Virginia with Pastor Kevin Erickson
Brooklyn Park Core Group with Pastor Josh Major
One church developing core group:
New Ulm with Pastor Phil Schenck
Church preparing to send out a group with a pastor to start a church:
Rock Hill Church, Duluth with Pastor Kyle Eaton sending a core group and pastor to Esko
Group deciding whether to start church:
Group of people in Glencoe praying about starting a new church out of the Hutchinson EFC
December 2010
Praises:
–LifeSpring Church (Crosby) and Trinity City Church (St Paul) getting off to a great start since public launch in October
–Four adults being baptized in the Virginia Church Plant which is still in core group training
–Rock Hill Church (Duluth) sending out a daughter church to Esko with a pastor they developed
–Good interim pastors at Montrose (Dawson Grover) and Olivia (Ric Jacobson)
Prayer Requests:
–Two church planters’, Eric Anderson and Phil Schenck, houses to sell very quickly
–Phil and Carol Schenck as they start in New Ulm in January
–Glencoe group as they make decisions regarding starting a church…they are currently praying about what God would have them do
–The Melrose, Virginia, Rosemount, and Brooklyn Park core groups as they continue in training and intentionally reach out to grow the launch team
–My need (Dan Moose) to raise more money to effectively do the church planting ministry
October 2010
Praises:
–Phil Schenk accepted the call by the New Ulm Church Plant to be their pastor
–Lifespring church (Crosby-Ironton) and Trinity City Church (St. Paul) starting regular public worship services
–Core Groups in Virginia, MN and Brooklyn Park have started their core group training
–Completion of Core Group Training manual revision
Prayer requests:
–Lifespring and Trinity City Churches that they will continue to reach out to the lost, and for God to grow their fellowships as well as protect them from the pit falls that will come their way
–The core groups at Virginia and Brooklyn Park to grow together as a team, to grow individually and corporately in love and obedience to Jesus, and see many people come to Jesus Christ even during this start up phase in the life of their churches
–Clear leading and guidance as we seek other opportunities to plant churches
–God’s wonderful intervention in the lives of our church plants and their pastors
–For God’s guidance and blessing as I continue to raise ministry support and funds