It all begins when God speaks.
Like you, we have heard God call us toward Him and to the people He loves. And when God speaks, we must follow.
That’s why we are joyfully taking a risk and jumping into a new season of ministry that requires greater faith, deeper trust, and a higher level of surrender. But wouldn’t you rather be with Jesus on the water than safe in a boat without Him? I know we would!
We are joining a missions organization called NOVO (formerly known as Church Resource Ministries /CRM) to partner with what God is already doing around the world. Below you will find a description of our new ministry assignment. You will also find an overview of the missions organization, our collective, our team, and our focus in this new season.
I will be working as a Disciple-Making Strategist serving to re-mobilize the Church for mission.
A Disciple-Making Strategist, what does that really mean? Very simply, I (Andrew) will be helping Christians, who have a sense that there’s got to be more, live in the fullness of what God has for them so that new disciples of Jesus are made. I will be working with both churches and individual Christians. We believe that every believer is called to be a disciple who makes disciples right where they are!
What exactly will we be doing
We want to see people who don’t know Jesus yet come to know Him by experiencing God’s love for them. So what will the day-to-day look like in this new season of ministry for us? It will be filled with working alongside existing churches and individual Christians both globally and in Ventura County.
Churches
Our team comes alongside existing churches to help the members of the church become missionaries to their community. We serve as a cultural change-agent helping churches move from being church-centered to mission-centered.
We do this by walking with churches through a program called the “Missional Pathway” and providing coaching and support for the pastors and leaders along the way.
Individuals
Whether you are part of an existing church or not, we can help! We take Christians who have a desire for something “more” and help them live in the fullness of what God has for them so that new disciples of Jesus are made.
We do this by walking with these individuals through a three-part process called ACTIVATE(D). This process does three things: First, it helps individuals find clarity on God’s calling for their life. Secondly, we help Christians build community that is centered on making new disciples of Jesus. And thirdly, we provide continued resourcing and support for those communities as they continue to make new disciples of Jesus.
Ventura County
To all of our friends in Ventura County, part of my (Andrew) role at NOVO will be focused on what God is doing locally in Ventura County. So what does that mean, really?
For those who live in Ventura County, our desire is to walk with Christians to help them understand God’s call on their lives, build community of people who share the same passion and purpose of making new disciples, and provide support and resources to them as they do what God has called them to do.
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Learn more about NOVO
Here’s an overview of NOVO - the missions organization we are joining.
NOVO
This is the Missions Organization we are working with.
Novo is a band of creative missionaries sent to multiply movements of the gospel and mobilize the church for that mission around the world.
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ChurchNEXT
There are three major Collectives (or departments) within NOVO and ChurchNEXT is the collective we are working with.
ChurchNEXT teams mobilize existing churches to live on mission, pioneer new expressions of church, and address the soul and sustainability of leaders at the center of it all. ChurchNEXT is called beyond the familiar to shape the Church and Her leaders to reach the world of tomorrow.
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ReFocusing
Within ChurchNEXT there are many teams. ReFocusing is the team we are a part of.
Refocusing believes in the Church, even if society doesn’t. In a culture that proclaims that the church is dying, we have hope. Because we believe that God has placed his calling on the lives of pastors and church leaders to lead the church beyond its walls and impact the community in undeniably powerful ways.
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Activated
ACTIVATE(D) is a three step process that will walk with people as they discover their calling, find their community, and live on mission.
ACTIVATE(D) is a collaborative network of mobilized followers of Jesus from around the country who are committed to making new disciples of Jesus! They are supported and coached to effectively launch and live into new strategic disciple-making initiatives and relationships.
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