We believe the planting of new congregations is the most effective strategy to renew cities and individual people. Nothing else — not outreach programs, parachurch ministries, growing megachurches, congregational consulting, or church renewal processes — has as consistently a positive impact as dynamic church planting. So a well respected missiologist like C. Peter Wagner says, “Planting new churches is the most effective evangelistic methodology known under heaven.” (See this article by Timothy Keller for more of the “why” behind church planting.)
Consider a city like Stockton, which is consistently in the bottom ten worst places to live in the United States. When we hear that we think, “We should plant a church there to aid in the renewal of that city” and so we have through the work of Rev. Martin Sisneroz.
Since 1997, these are some of the churches we have partnered with by sharing our people, our money, our experience, and our prayers:
Locality – West Roseville, California
Braden Kok, 2016
Open Door Community Church — Stockton, California
Martin Sisneroz, 2012
Christ Church of Davis – Davis, California
Eric Dirksen, 2008
Sacramento City Life – Midtown Sacramento, California
Marc Holland, 2004
Solomon’s Porch – El Dorado Hills, California
Derek Zeyl, 2004
Bridge of Life – South Natomas, California
David Lindner, 2002
The Gathering – North Natomas, California
Ron Vanderwell, 2001
River Rock Church – Folsom, California
Tim Blackmon, 1999
Heartland Church – Tracy, California
Mark Humphreys, 1998