“I’ve got new deepening relationships that encourage me.  CFCM has given me a way to communicate I did not have before- your approach has given me a roadmap.  I am getting my team together. CoJourners blew my people away ! They really enjoy it ! It is turning us around.  The Evangelism Planner has helped our team put plans into Cycles of Momentum.”  (Duane Grant, Lead Church Planting Pastor of The Body Dayton

Cru Fellowship for Church Multiplication
 

This past month Joseph was part of the kick-off for our next Cru Fellowship for Church Multiplication (CFCM class)!  We had our first in person gathering for the Fellowship in Southern California. CFCM is for church planters or mission team leaders who desire to plant churches that will begin other churches.  It is a 10-month church planting residency/internship for those who desire to plant churches, their core team, and any church planting networks or denominations that want to partner with us in evangelism, investing in others spiritually and developing new leaders.

Some of the topics covered are:

· Vision

· Mission

· Values

· Your Calling to Church Planting

· Decoding to Understand Your Ministry Context

· Missional Engagement Plan

Joseph was part of the team that developed the curriculum for CFCM. He created multiple CFCM sessions and training, as part of his experience in working with church planters locally and nationally.  He is also part of the teaching team that leads the in-person classes and the online sessions.  This year there are 16 participants nationally. 

One of the main foci for the September Summit was helping the participants in learning how to journey with someone in their spiritual journey using a training called CoJourners and the four roles within it: Explore, Guide, Builder, and Mentor.

Sharing with people in the community and junior high students in a coffee shop!
 

During the training we also had a Day of Outreach into the community to practice the CoJourner evangelism process. We partnered with 3 churches in the area who would then follow-up with those we spoke to.

The group was able to initiate 104 spiritual conversations, shared the Gospel with 36 people and saw 2 people trust in Jesus for the first time!

This Saturday we are part of a fundraising Gala for Every One Free, whom Michelle partners with as a case manager serving sex trafficked and sexually exploited women.  Please pray for the event as they are working hard to secure additional funding to continue to serve women across the nation finding freedom and beginning new lives.  To help and/or learn more feel free to see here: