Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Connections Tour: More Details About SoCal

We've only talked a little about the upcoming Encounter Connections Tour, so we wanted to tell you more. Basically, we're going out on the road looking to connect with individuals and organizations to share about Encounter Church.

For this first part of the tour, we will be visiting our friends and current partners in California. We want to thank them for their help as we're starting up Encounter Church here in Helena and encourage them to continue to pray for us.

We've also been working hard to explore some new connections in the the last three weeks and are excited about the possibilities. Next week in Southern California, we'll be traveling from Riverside to Palos Verdes, from Pasadena to San Diego, and from Fullerton to Fontana. Just take a look at our schedule here!

• We're speaking to students at Hope International University. I'm also working to get set up as a Field Practicum Mentor — it's a lot like an internship relationship, but the focus is on learning more than just working.
• I'll also be meeting with the Dean of School of Christian Ministries at Cal Baptist University. We're already hooked up with their online ministry job board there. Now we're looking forward to making a connection and exploring other possible partnership opportunities.
  
• We've got an appointment to talk more about getting involved with Mosaic Alliance — a church planting initiative though Erwin McManus' Mosaic Church in Los Angeles. We'll be attending an event there called Immersion to exchange strategies with other church planters.
• The awesome crew at Sandals Church, is going to show us around and show us how they get things done. They've got a thriving, portable, and relevant ministry in Riverside.
  
• We've also been talking with the missions representative from Sunrise Church in Rialto, a dynamic and multi-ethinic church where we used to attend and serve on worship team. Again, we just want to reconnect and share our journey from Rialto to Helena.
• Also, we have a great friend and partner that serves on staff at The Vine Church in Rancho Cucamonga. The Vine is a vibrant and growing church plant that is absolutely exploding. We're looking forward to the opportunity to find out more about his experiences there.
• Finally, we are excited to be sharing with our previous congregation in Riverside, Fellowship Baptist Church. We'll be sharing featured music and a small video presentation during the service, and then a more detailed presentation after the worship gathering.

PLEASE PRAY

If you have been involved with Encounter in some way, we encourage you to be praying for us during the tour. We're praying for God to help make the connections we need to publicly launch Encounter Church with the full launch team and equipment we need to impact this generation. We're also praying for opportunities to make themselves known and that He would give us wisdom to pursue these opportunities.

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