“Reach the freshmen and you can reach the campus. Reach the campus and you can reach the world,” explains Preston Rhodes, campus pastor of Resonate Church – University of Montana (U of M). The new campus church at the U of M in Missoula began Sunday evening gatherings in September, but there was much work and preparation that led to … Read More
Church Planting Annual Update
With the MTSBC annual meeting just around the corner, it is a great time to review what has happened in the last year in the area of church planting. In the spring of 2019, Gracepoint Church launched on the east side of Billings in a community known as The Heights. Gracepoint currently meets at the Medicine Crow Middle School. Jim … Read More
Spiritual Health and Leadership
Recently, our Montana church planters had the opportunity to engage in a short video call with Senior Associate Pastor of FBC Orlando, Danny de Armas. In a few minutes he shared eight leadership fundamentals that are beneficial for anyone in ministry to consider. The following is a brief synopsis of these “nuggets.” Collaborate – surround yourself with the smartest people … Read More
Capstone Church
Hello all, If you are anything like us, you are well into the thick of summer activities. Here in Helena it means that people cram everything outdoors into about a 3 month window. For Capstone it means busy summer outreach and church fellowship. There a few things to update you on since my last update. On Mothers Day, we dedicated … Read More
Supporting a Church Plant
Supporting a Church Plant At any time, there are church planters in Montana that you and/or your church can support in a number of ways. Through supporting, every church can have a part in planting new churches. The level to which your church becomes involved is up to you. There are three basic levels of involvement, and all are extremely … Read More
Partnership Benefits Everyone
Partners are defined as a group of people engaged together in the same activity. For partnerships to be successful, members of the group are like-minded and are working for an agreed upon goal. Even though partners can be a lot alike, diversity within the group often enhances the partnership and provides for others in the group to learn from each … Read More
Gracepoint Church is Changing Lives and Making a Difference
Sometimes God calls you out of something comfortable and familiar to serve Him in exciting ways. This has been the case with the newest MTSBC church plant. Jim Taber and his wife, Brandi, recently launched Gracepoint Church in Billings Heights. Jim and Brandi met while in college at University of Montana while Jim was a freshman and Brandi was a … Read More
Celebrating Church Planting Impacts in Montana
In today’s world, it is easy to see what someone is doing in an instant through social media, text messages, video calls, etc. It is a great way to keep up through a “snapshot” about an experience that one is having and wanting to share with family and friends. It’s a great way for others to celebrate and enjoy the … Read More
Church Planting Spotlight: Florence
POPULATION 765 ELEVATION 3,346 It isn’t Italy, but Florence, Montana does have a good Italian restaurant. Florence is a bedroom community of Missoula. The community lies twenty miles south of Missoula in Ravalli County in the scenic Bitterroot Valley. The town is nestled between the feet of the Bitterroot and Sapphire Mountain Ranges. The Bitterroot River flows north through the … Read More
One of Montana’s Oldest Churches Gets a New Start
Bethel Baptist Church, one of the oldest Baptist churches in Montana, has recently taken on a new life. The Billings church, established in 1959, became the first church in Montana to complete NAMB’s Replant process. The replant was sponsored by LifeWay Church of Billings and is pastored by Jeremy Bourne. Jeremy is the former youth pastor, then associate pastor at … Read More