The Portrait of a Healthy Church Planter

North American Mission BoardAll Enews, Planting Team

By Vance Pitman At Send Network, we’re driven by one mission: helping churches plant churches everywhere for everyone. It’s not just what we do—it’s who we are. Together, as a family of churches, we’re joining God in His redemptive work to expand His kingdom in North America and the nations. Church planting isn’t a side activity or an optional ministry … Read More

Church Planting in Whitefish: The Sparkman Family

mtsbcAll Enews, Planting Team

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The Sparkman family has moved from Texas to Whitefish, Montana in hopes of planting a new church there. Tell us about your family. My wife, Michele, and I have been married for 21 years and have four kids ages 16, 13, 11, and 7 (two boys and two girls). We love to be outside adventuring whether that is ultra trail … Read More

Missional Residencies Across Montana for Montana

Lee MerckAll Enews, Planting Team

Two Conversations that Need to Meet in the Middle As I’ve traveled for work and for various ministry opportunities, I’ve had two distinct conversations about residencies. One conversation has been with pastors and church planters who express their desire to have a residency in their church. The other conversation has been with young men and women who are called to … Read More

Get to Know our Church Planting Missionaries in Montana – The Taber Family

Lee MerckAll Enews, Planting Team

Tell us about your family. Jeremie Taber (13), loves basketball and music. Mason Taber (12), loves basketball, football, Legos, and music. Brandi and I are native Montanans, Jim (Laurel), Brandi (Hamilton). We met while in college at University of Montana through some mutual friends in Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Our sons are from Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. We adopted them in 2012 … Read More