It’s Holy Week, and we pray that the reality of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus are new and afresh for you this year! We are doing well, and enjoying this season of preparation. Justin has been continuing his pastoral apprenticeship at CrossPointe Church, while preparing for our return to Salerno to plant a church in the city. This email update is communicating a big change for us, so be sure to read the whole thing!

The decision to plant a church has caused us to make some significant changes. Primarily, this means that we will no longer be working with Campus Crusade for Christ as our sending agency. We have had a wonderful 7 years of ministry with Campus Crusade that we are very thankful for, but we both felt very strongly that the Lord was calling us to pursue change. Planting a church needs to be our full focus, and we didn’t feel that remaining on staff would give us that freedom. We are thrilled, however, that Crusade will continue to send teams to work on the university campus in Salerno, and we are eager to partner together in our efforts.

So, the question is, what does this mean? Since we are leaving staff with Crusade, we needed to pursue a different sending option. And since we will be focusing on church planting, we thought it would be best to be sent through CrossPointe Church. From it’s inception, CrossPointe has had a history of recruiting, training, and sending church planters. In fact, they have sent over a dozen church planters in the past 8 years. This means that they are very well poised to provide exactly what we need. Administrative services, pastoral care and development, and ministry coaching and support.

This is particularly important for those of you who financially support us. We will be mailing out a paper newsletter with more details about this transition, and instructions on how you can continue supporting us by transferring your donations. So, be sure to check your mail next week! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask! Thank you for your continued partnership with us. Together, we are making an eternal impact!

With love in Christ,
Justin