Greetings Ministry Partners:
When you leave a job, ministry, or position logic dictates you already have or quickly find a new job. My father always taught me the manly thing to do in life was to work, earn your money, and pay your own bills. I confess that inviting people to financially partner with a dream is very humbling.
Leaving a local church after twenty-one years is a big step. Even if you sense it is the right thing to do. All my personal prayers and wrestling lead me to believe JumpStart Mentor Training must be my focus. Close friends and prayer partners tell me there is a need for JumpStart. I have a general sense of the potential, but also believe God has surprises I have not yet imagined.
Currently, JumpStart Volumes One, Two, and Mentor Training exist in English. Guillermo is finishing Volumes One and Two in Spanish. Shakilah in the Congo has translated Volumes One and Two into Swahili. A man in Tanzania is checking it over. This week, Dorival and I worked on the Portuguese translation over lunch. He anticipates completing all three volumes in four months. I am pursuing leads for translators in Russian, Chinese, French, and Arabic. Suggestions are most welcome.
I will do JumpStart Mentor Training and preaching at First Baptist Church of Big Bear in January. First Baptist San Luis Obisbo in February. In March, Frank Zummo and I are planning a trip to Hyderabad, India to be with Pastor Gumma Suresh and his network of house church and cell church leaders. I will bring 40 sets of JumpStart for his English speaking leaders. I have done my "Live Scan" and am waiting for the Department of Justice to complete my background check. When they do I will receive my San Bernardino County Volunteer badge. This will allow me greater access to the prison system, where JumpStart is already being used. Facebook Live begins next Tuesday at 10:00 am PST.
I have officially joined the Church Health Assessment Team of Transformation Ministries. We will be working with the 180 churches of our movement in general, and I will focus on helping churches in need of developing an intentional discipleship track.
The best way to pursue the Vision God is birthing in my heart for JumpStart is to humbly invite like minded Christ followers to prayerfully and financially partner with JumpStart and I. I pray for the day when books and speaking will finance the ministry. Right now, it is a startup based solely on faith. This is the Vision I have for my next season of life and ministry. If God leads you to partner with me I will be very busy and humbly grateful! If you have churches, schools, or organizations in need of a discipleship track I would love to introduce them to JumpStart.
NorthPoint Christian Fellowship has graciously allowed JumpStart Mentor Training to work under their 501C3. This will allow our Partners to receive tax credit for their charitable contributions.
Partners can visit www.northpointsb.com and click the Donate button.
Then type JumpStart under the Special Instructions tab.
Checks can be mailed to:
NorthPoint Christian Fellowship
Attn: JumpStart
P.O. Box 219
Patton, CA
92369
Please add the word JumpStart to the memo line of your check.
Thank you for allowing me to share my vision with you.
God bless you for prayerfully considering Partnering with JumpStart.
I pray God raises up multiple generations of disciple making mentors,
through His power and our Partnership.
Much love,
Paul
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