We just want to know Him and serve Him until He takes us home. We are so grateful for eternal salvation through Christ and that we can have a personal relationship with Jesus. Most of all, we love the Lord with all our hearts. Or maybe I roast coffee because I like the fellowship. Years ago, I started roasting my own coffee. We both enjoy being with friends and talking over a cup of coffee. I’m trying to get her to participate with me in a triathlon, but she has yet to consent. Sarah and I enjoy being outdoors and being active. Since I’m talking about education, I guess I should mention that my degree is in Theology. I am continually amazed at her wisdom and insight into parenting, as well as ministry. In addition to her undergraduate degree in psychology, she also has her masters in counseling (from Regent University). Sarah has homeschooled all of our kids and has an incredible capacity to get things done. We love being with them and encouraging them in their pursuits. Sarah and I have been married twenty-seven years and the Lord has blessed us with four amazing kids. Pastoring Freedom Church, spearheading Freedom Bible College, and bringing Healing to the Nations has been very fulfilling and has given us a deep sense of purpose. In 2017, we started Freedom Bible College to help people increase their Biblical knowledge and be more thoroughly equipped for life and ministry. We love worship, preaching and teaching, discipleship, and the move of the Holy Spirit. It is a multi-racial, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural church. In 2004, the Lord supernaturally led us to the Tampa Bay area to start Freedom Church. During that time, we also served in leadership and on staff at various ministries and churches in Colorado and in North Carolina. For the next seven years, we crisscrossed the globe, preaching and teaching where the Lord opened doors. So in 1998, while living in Colorado, we started Healing to the Nations. Pastor Barry’s heart is to connect the people of Stafford to the power of the local church and for us all to reach beyond the walls of the building with the life-changing message of Jesus. What an amazing adventure! We saw the Lord do some incredible miracles, and we really took note of the grace on our lives for cross-cultural ministry. We met at Vanguard University (formerly Southern California College) and were married in 1994.Īfter serving as youth pastors in Virginia for two years, we took a one year journey around the world. Sarah grew up in Colorado as a pastor’s kid. That’s where I started preaching and seeing God do the miraculous. I grew up as a missionary kid in the Congo (formerly Zaire). Let me share with you a little bit of our story and background. We welcome the opportunity to host a resident who would provide ongoing leadership to further this work.Welcome! We look forward to getting to know you! We exist to help people far from God but close to you find freedom in Christ. VALUES AND BELIEFS OUR STAFF YOUTH KIDS NEXT STEPS. Freedom Church exists to help people far from God, but close to you, find FREEDOM in Christ. In addition to weekly online services that reach thousands of people, the Freedom Church holds regular Bible study (Including its Reading the Bible with the Poor cohort), and is developing ways to provide ongoing prayer and support to the church community. Freedom Church exists to help people far from God, but close to you, find FREEDOM in Christ. The Freedom Church of the Poor helps identify and develop moral/spiritual leadership for the struggle to end poverty, systemic racism, ecological devastation, militarism, and the false moral narrative of Christian nationalism. It follows a much longer tradition of church being inseparable from the active struggle for justice in our world. The Freedom Church of the Poor is dedicated to being a spiritual community of movement leaders and to providing space for spiritual grounding, reflection, and pastoral care to movement leaders. Home › Theology, Formation & Evangelism › 1001 NWC Residency at the Freedom Church of the Poor 1001 NWC Residency at the Freedom Church of the Poor
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