Element Church Prayer Team

As of March 1, we stand only 48 days until the first monthly service of Element Church! It feels like it was just yesterday that we accepted the call to go to Pittsburgh and plant a church, but now comes the fun part!

I love the difference from the way I remember life as a home-missions pastor's kid compared to modern church planting. I remember it seeming as though our family was always in an uphill fight, and that we were all alone in that fight. For my parents, and also for us as the pastor's kids, it often felt lonely.

Before accepting the call to plant Element Church, I must admit that I feared the same thing would happen to us. Quite to the contrary, I have experienced such incredible support from so many people. Pastor Jeff & Allison Park Church, Nick Poole, and the MCM Network Churches have been awesome. More than that, I am blown away at the members of our launch team that God is bringing together to serve alongside of us. Old friends and new from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Michigan, and from as far away as Nebraska have felt called to help us make a difference for God in the lives of people in Millvale.

What about you? Interested in joining us for the adventure of planting Element Church? Maybe you would be interested in serving with us for a summer internship. I would love to talk about some of the possibilities with you! What I know is this...I can't believe I get to do this, and to do it with such a committed team of people. Are you one of them?

I know that most people who read this blog will not feel called to move to the 'Burgh and join our team in a physical sense, but there is another way you can be involved. That would be by serving on the Element Church Prayer Team. Many have volunteered to sign-up for our monthly e-mail Prayer Team newsletter (CLICK HERE for a sample of this month's newsletter), and agreeing to pray for us daily. Interested in joining our prayer team? Email me at richj@allisonparkchurch.com and I can add you to the list!