We are so thankful that you are interceding on behalf of NineSevenZero Church, our communities, the team and our families.
Pray as the Spirit guides you but we would also appreciate you lifting the following needs up in prayer this week. THANK YOU!
Scripture Focus for the Week:
The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.(Matt 9:37-38)
We are now expecting district approval at the presbyters’ July meeting. Once that is granted we will need to quickly enlist someone to be our worship leader. While we can continue the start and development of small & support groups we will be unable to launch our public services without this key staff member. We know that God is already preparing and calling that person to join our ranks. Please pray for that individual and the courage/faith to respond.
Updates & Answered Prayer:
- Dr. John Gowins, Director of Eagles Nest Ministries and Pastor of Ouray Assembly, has been selected to be our planting coach. I was very encouraged after our initial meeting. I believe that Dr. Gowins will not only be able to function as our planting coach but will also be able to help us with interpersonal relationships within the staff and launch team. This will help us to create an emotionally healthy church that can launch and minister to others without sacrificing the relationships of the team.
- Once we are approved as a RMDC church plant the district has offered to pay $500 toward the cost of the Church Planter Bootcamp (CMN Essentials) and to pay our planting coach for 12 months.
- 3 new Prayer Partners
Grand Valley:
- The general population in the Grand Valley is 10% below national averages for expressing any faith preference and over 60 % of the population is either not involved or is only marginally involved in a church. Most of the existing congregations and their clergy are old and do not reflect the generational and ethnic diversity of our communities. While there are a few large church in the valley, most are very small. Most of the newer churches are the result of church splits not planting efforts. The downtown and central portion of the city has no AG church since Grand Junction First Assembly moved out in 2010 and became Victory Life Church.
- Favor and opportunity for team members to connect with people in the context of the workplace, marketplace and community service.
- Area Pastors and Churches:
- Pastor Paul Espinoza, Junction Community Church (financial burden)
- Pastor Bob Cook, Victory Life Church (continued establishment of his leadership and financial burdens)
- Pastor Rex Townsley, Stillwater Cowboy Church (ministry expansion)
- Pastor Paris Wallace, Connections Church (funding for homeless ministry expansion)
- Pastor Paul Watson, Downtown Vineyard (rented facility used for Sunday services)
NineSevenZero Church:
- Endorsement as a Rocky Mountain District church plant. The next/final step in the district process is approval by the presbytery (expected at their meeting in July). This will establish our 501(c)3 status, enable us to finalize our bylaws and begin the process of raising funds.
- Expanding the Prayer Partners (thru email/direct solicitation and new landing page on web site)
- Building of Strategic Alliances:
- Hope of the Grand Valley, Vickie McGee, Director
- Church Facebook page has 75 “likes”. Now it is critical for us to expand the number of Grand Valley folks to increase our exposure in our local communities.
- Celebrate Recovery – leader training and small group through the summer that will become the nucleus of the public launch in the fall. (hosted by Junction Community Church)
- For God to send workers to join our staff & launch teams (Matt 9:37-38). These folks might be residents of the Grand Valley or Kingdom minded folks that would relocate here to help us launch the church.
- Worship Leader – a true and skilled worshipper who will train and build teams. Humble in heart with a teachable spirit and that fits the chemistry of our team and the vision of the church.
- Co-leader(s) for the Celebrate Recovery support group that will be launching this fall
- Ministry leaders and faithful/dedicated servants who will labor with us and support the launch of NineSevenZero Church
Team – Personal Needs:
- Provision, protection and God’s favor for the planting team and their families
- Amanda and Nathan discernment and wisdom in their secular employment
- Kate has interviewed for a new position at current her employer. Prayer for discernment should she be offered the position.
- Steve was selected as a finalist for a new position at his current employer. Should find out this week. This should finalize his work schedule so that he can make the time commitments necessary to launch the Celebrate Recovery group.
- Apartment lease is ending soon for Steve & Sue. (hoping for a place with dishwasher and laundry hookups)
NineSevenZero Church Planting Team:
- Steve & Sue Peschke
- Jon & Kate Drackett (Jackson, son)
- Nathan & Amanda Haws
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