A one-word summary of what's going on around Harvest Bible Fellowship: MOMENTUM. And as we approach the year's end, we're excited to share some of it with you...
We're Planting Churches.
By God's grace this work and the labors of many have brought about the launch of 10
Harvest Bible Chapels thus far in 2009: 8 in North
America, 1 in Liberia, 1 in Scotland. In addition, 2 new Harvests are
scheduled to launch this month in Romania.
We're Equipping for Ministry.
In October, 40 of our Senior Pastors took part in "The Gathering," a collaborative 2-day conference at the Harvest Elgin Campus. This meeting afforded the rare opportunities to encourage one-another and sharpen our collective focus on the ministry aspects and characteristics that
define Harvest Bible Chapel and our church planting movement. [
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We're Training Future Pastors.
Out of an original sixty applicants, six men were selected for the
Harvest Training Center residency program, and are currently in their second month. This season of training and ministry immersion (eight months in all) is dedicated to shaping these outstanding seminary grads into the next generation of passionate, called and qualified Harvest pastors.
We're Developing Opportunities.
The 2010 horizon holds an abundance of opportunities. We are prayerfully exploring the potentials of planting or transitioning new Harvest Bible Chapels in
Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Missouri, South Dakota, Texas; Alberta, Canada; St. Vincent Islands; Liberia; and
Argentina.
This work is clearly the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes! (Psalm 118:23) We are leaning hard into the labor that planting and equipping life-giving churches entails, and constantly seeking God's wisdom, direction, and provision for the needs that are before us and our churches.
Jesus said, "Behold...lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest" (John 4:35). If reaching North America and around the world to make and mobilize disciples of Jesus Christ resonates with you, we would be honored to have you partner with us. See
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