New Church Development...
A Ripe Harvest!
(Jesus said) "Do you not say, 'Four months more and then the harvest'? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest."
John 4:35 (NIV)

On February 28, 1803, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson won approval from Congress for a visionary project, an endeavor that would become one of America's greatest stories of adventure. Twenty-five hundred dollars were appropriated to fund a small expeditionary group, whose mission was to explore the uncharted and unknown territory of western North America. Jefferson called the group the "Corps of Discovery." It would be led by Jefferson's secretary, Meriwether Lewis, and Lewis' colleague, William Clark.

At the bicentennial of their famous expedition, Classis Cascades is seeking a new breed of "explorers" to join another "Corps of Discovery"...a team of adventurers to plant new churches in this region "along the Lewis and Clark trail" where the "harvest is plentiful" (Luke 10:2).

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Northwest Team
(Jesus said) "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."   Luke 10:2 (NIV)

In the U.S., the Pacific Northwest represents one of the most unchurched areas of the country. Church planting remains one of the most effective tools that God uses to reach the unchurched and accomplish the Great Commission. So Classis Cascades is working on a comprehensive plan to plant new culturally-relevant, missional churches within our region.

We are looking for men and women who are interested in exploring God's call to new church development. If the "pioneer spirit" of church planting appeals to you, our Church Planning and Development Team offers evaluations, leadership and skill training, mentoring, and spiritual, emotional and financial support. Click HERE for more details.

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Church Planting and the Great Commission

Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)

We believe planting new churches is part of the process Jesus had in mind when He said to go into all the world and make disciples. Starting missional, reproducing churches that will plant other churches is one of the Church's greatest challenges and most exciting tasks at the beginning of the 21st Century.

According to the Barna Research Institute (2000), one out of three adults (33%) in America is unchurched, a proportion that represents 65-70 million persons. In addition, the "church culture" of the mid-20th century no longer exists - the U.S. is largely an unchurched culture. Dr. Leighton Ford has stated that "North America is now the largest mission field in the English speaking world and the third largest mission field after China and India... we are in a mission situation in our own country."