THRIVE Spring Summer 2023

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SUPPORTING FEB CENTRAL’S
CHURCH PLANTERS by Tom Haines
Training, coaching, and mentorship are critical to the church planting process with
FEB Central. Our vision is to inspire and facilitate a church planting movement
across Ontario and English-speaking Québec until every man, woman, and child belongs
to Christ. We have the privilege of walking alongside church planters throughout
the process of discerning their call, assessment, training, equipping, and ongoing
coaching toward effective ministry.
Aaron Johnson was unclear about his calling as a church planter and took a course at
Heritage Seminary called “Strategic Advance: Church Planting Theology and Praxis”,
which is part of the Graduate Certificate in Church Planting. Through this course and
the subsequent church planter assessment Aaron took, he became sure of his call to
plant a church. He and his wife Holly participated in FEB Central’s Church Planter
Greenhouse training and then planted Cornerstone Church in the small town of
Hensall, ON in May 2022. They have already seen six people come to know Christ!
Aaron has been assigned an experienced coach and also enjoys attending the monthly
Round Table training days, which are designed to equip planters with the skills and
competencies required to plant successfully, as well to provide opportunities to network
with other church planters through peer coaching.
WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF WALKING ALONGSIDE CHURCH PLANTERS THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS OF DISCERNING THEIR CALL, ASSESSMENT, TRAINING, EQUIPPING, AND ONGOING
COACHING TOWARD EFFECTIVE MINISTRY.