LAUNCHING - new website, new adventures

Today, I began to put the word out about the website and the church launch. I sent out e-mails and to everyone at my MySpace.com. This feels like the official beginning, as I start the process of raising prayer and financial support. It reminds my of my old YWAM days.

Please, please, please, pray that God supplies!

The next blog will include some amazing news about some amazing people in AUSTRALIA that are praying about joining us and coming on staff! Can you imagine God sending people from "Down Under"? It sounds just like Him! I think God has wonderful plans for this church!

YOU CAN HELP: view 4 ways that you can help. Join the Prayer Team (We NEED you!)

For those who didn't get the mass e-mail, the following is what I sent out today.

Dear Friends and Family.

I am writing to fill you in on a new endeavor and to ask for your support.

As you may have heard, after much prayer and thought, Sarah and I have decided to start a brand new church in Fresno, California. We can’t possibly be more excited!

Here are some interesting facts. No county in America has a greater percentage of churched people today than a decade ago. *www.barna.org
A Gallup poll estimates the American unchurched
population is 195 million (making the U.S. the third largest unchurched nation in the world) *www.barna.org
The number of people in America that Do Not attend church has doubled in the past 15 years. *Church Dynamics International 1,400 pastors in America leave the ministry monthly. *Church Dynamics
International

Although the above reasons (and a million others) are good, we are starting a church simply because we believe it’s what God has called us to.

Our hope and prayer is that we can become a dynamic community that makes disciples of Jesus who are making disciples of Jesus. We need your help. Many, many things are needed to give birth and nurture this new church. The two most urgent needs are prayer and finances.

If you would be interested in receiving emails with an update and specific prayer requests for Axis Community Church (the tentativename), we would greatly appreciate that support.

If you would be willing to donate finances either monthy or as a one-time gift, we would greatly appreciate that support.

Here you will find the new website www.axiscommunitychurch.com Download the “Ministry Plan” to view the full presentation of the church including values, vision, and the direction of the church.

Our first urgent goal is to raise enough monthly support so that I can work at least part-time launching the church. Will you please pray for that?

God Bless!

---Joe and Sarah Green (and family)

The new website: www.axiscommunitychurch.com