389199-Burns,John
Church Planter Apprentice
Sand Springs Oklahoma
Church That Matters
May 23
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About My Family
I met my wonderful wife (Amy) soon after coming to know Christ as my Savior. We got married a year later and had our first two children. After the birth of our oldest daughter, we lost the ability to have children, but we wanted more. That led us down the road to foster adoption. Since then, the Lord has blessed us with three more children. What we thought was a tragedy brought us one of the biggest blessings we could ever have imagined.
Our three oldest children (Tillman, Ethene and McKenna) are seniors in high school now, which leaves us with a freshman (Khamari) and an eighth grader (Mia).
Our three oldest children (Tillman, Ethene and McKenna) are seniors in high school now, which leaves us with a freshman (Khamari) and an eighth grader (Mia).
About My Church Plant
After serving as an associate pastor at a large church in California for nearly eight years, God called us to Wyoming, where I pastored a small family church. We saw that church grow and change into a place where families could come to know Christ as their Savior and grow in their faith. The church baptized more people than any other SBC church for two years in a row. The church was truly a beacon of hope to the community it is in.
Yet after five years at that church, the Lord moved our family to what is essentially the buckle of the Bible Belt to see the need for churches to be revitalized and be a light to a lost community. Though there are churches on every street corner, the lostness of our community is heart-wrenching. I truly believe the Lord has brought us here to help churches return to their first love (Revelation 2:4-5).
Yet after five years at that church, the Lord moved our family to what is essentially the buckle of the Bible Belt to see the need for churches to be revitalized and be a light to a lost community. Though there are churches on every street corner, the lostness of our community is heart-wrenching. I truly believe the Lord has brought us here to help churches return to their first love (Revelation 2:4-5).
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