{"id":44576,"date":"2022-12-26T07:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T13:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/?p=44576"},"modified":"2022-12-15T10:40:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T16:40:40","slug":"it-takes-a-village-fifteen-churches-pitch-in-to-plant-new-congregation-in-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2022\/12\/26\/it-takes-a-village-fifteen-churches-pitch-in-to-plant-new-congregation-in-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It Takes a Village\u2019: Fifteen churches pitch in to plant new congregation in Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"

DENVER \u2013 <\/b>It\u2019s easy to picture a church planter as the lone ranger \u2013 alone in a strange city, with little support structure, just a Bible and a dream. That\u2019s not the case for Bryson and Sarah McGuire; there are over 15 churches in their corner.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bryson McGuire was born and raised in Springfield, Mo. \u201cI joke that, in Springfield, there\u2019s a church and coffee shop on every corner,\u201d he says. He soon discovered that Denver is quite the opposite. \u201cThere\u2019s one church for every 30,000 people in Denver, compared to one dispensary for every 2,000 people.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

McGuire began ministry as a student pastor at First Baptist Church in O\u2019Fallon, Ill. When he and his wife visited Seattle on vacation in 2019, they realized the rest of the world is much different from Springfield. \u201cWe were like, \u2018Wow, where are the churches here?\u2019\u201d he reflects. \u201cThat began the process for me of exploring church planting.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Eager to act, McGuire contacted NAMB. \u201cI was 22 at the time, and they very politely said, \u2018This is not \u2018no,\u2019 but it\u2019s \u2018not right now,\u2019 for many different reasons,\u2019\u201d he remembers. So the McGuires stayed patient. First Baptist O\u2019Fallon\u2019s youth program flourished, growing from 30 students to 120 in one year. Finally, the Lord showed McGuire it was time to try church planting again. \u201cIn Hebrews 11, I read about Abraham living in a land he didn\u2019t know,\u201d McGuire remembers. \u201cIt was the closest thing to the audible words of God I\u2019ve ever heard. The Lord said, \u201cI\u2019m ready to send you somewhere.\u2019\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

With a renewed vision, the McGuires visited Colorado in April 2021. \u201cWe fell in love with everything,\u201d McGuire remembers. \u201cWithin three hours of being here, my wife was like, \u2018This is our home.\u2019 There was no doubt about it. This is where God was calling us.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The McGuires spent several months thinking, praying, and consulting with mentors. Finally, in Aug. 2021, they decided to move forward. Bryson contacted NAMB again, and this time, the answer was yes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Local churches got involved in the mission, and they remain today. \u201cWe currently have six church partners who are fully committed\u2014that\u2019s prayer, financial provision and everything in between,\u201d McGuire says. These include Bryson\u2019s home church from Springfield, Mo., Crossway Baptist, and FBC, O\u2019Fallon, Ill., where he led student ministry. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s not just financial support, either. McGuire says there\u2019s eight more churches that minister through prayer. There\u2019s Sarah\u2019s home church, Ava General Baptist, that prays for the McGuires every Wednesday night. Other churches send cards or reply to emails with a word of encouragement. <\/span><\/p>\n

The McGuires aren\u2019t alone in Colorado, either. Bryson is completing NAMB\u2019s residency program with Journey Point Church in Denver, a four-year-old church plant. Rock City Church in Denver shows the McGuires\u2019 picture on screen every week to remind members to pray. Other Colorado churches like The Local Church (yes, that\u2019s its real name) took an offering for the McGuires and prayed for them during the service. City Church in Boulder knows Denver needs churches, so they\u2019ve contributed financially and promised people and resources to launch the church.<\/span><\/p>\n

The McGuires likely won\u2019t be able to launch the church until 2024. Until then, Bryson is laying the groundwork. He\u2019s building relationships with more churches and more people. He says there\u2019s a surprising amount of people from Missouri that now live in Denver. \u201cDenver is the city where young adults go to run away from God,\u201d McGuire says. \u201cThey grew up in church; they have knowledge of God; but they want nothing to do with that now.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

It takes time to plant a church \u2013 from the McGuires\u2019 original vision in 2019, to projected launch in 2024. Between calling and launch, relationships are most important. Relationships with established churches power the planting process, relationships with people form the church, and relationships with God sustain it. \u201cWe stand on the shoulders of faithful men and women who have come before us, and those who are praying for us,\u201d McGuire says. \u201cThis takes multiple churches, and every single one of those churches are valuable and important.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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