Lead Church Planter
Parkville
Emmaus Church
November 23
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About My Family
I have been married to Tish since 2005. Tish is a professional counselor with mycounselor.online. We also have two children. Our daughter will be attending Southwest Baptist University beginning fall 2018. We adopted her when she was 14 through the foster care system. She has been such a blessing to our lives. Our son was born in January 2015 (the day after we launched Emmaus). He has had several physical difficulties including clubfoot and apraxia, but is a strong and happy boy.
About My Church Plant
Emmaus exists to see God glorified and churches multiplied by declaring and displaying the gospel. With this goal in mind, we launched Emmaus in January 2015 after a year of praying and planning. Our desire was to plant a church in Kansas City, Mo., that would reach our city with the gospel, be committed to multiplying churches and be intentional about training men as pastors through a pastoral residency. Since 2015 we have seen Emmaus grow from a small handful of people to more than 200 weekly in worship gatherings with more than 150 adults in small groups every week. We have sent out five pastoral residents to plant, replant and pastor, thus far, and have another 15 training with us as of February 2018.
Emmaus has two church planting partnerships, one in Seattle Washington and one in Genova, Italy. We are seeing gospel conversations take place as we work with refugees weekly through ESL, tutoring, teaching life skills and childcare.
Emmaus has two church planting partnerships, one in Seattle Washington and one in Genova, Italy. We are seeing gospel conversations take place as we work with refugees weekly through ESL, tutoring, teaching life skills and childcare.
NAMB Church Planting
Demonstrated Christian character is essential for missionaries and chaplains to gain credibility and build community. A missionary is a person who, in response to God's call and gifting, leaves his or her comfort zone and crosses cultural, geographic or other barriers to proclaim the gospel and live out a Christian witness in obedience to the Great Commission. The North American Mission Board supports missionaries serving across the United States, Canada and their territories. Churches are the missionary incubators and sending centers for missionaries through the Southern Baptist Convention. Missionaries serve in a variety of settings and face tremendous challenges. But the rewards are tremendous and life-changing. Missionaries have the privilege to represent their church and their Father in sharing the gospel as the primary focus of their activity. If you are interested in pursuing next steps as a potential missionary or chaplain from your church, explore the possibilities at namb.net/send-me.
