Jonathan & Rebecca Huffman

I am so excited for my friends Jonathan and Rebecca Huffman. They have recently moved their family to Charlotte, NC to start a new church.

Below are snippets from their website.

The Sowers

Rebecca and I have been married for 15 years and have spent our entire time together serving Christ’s body and enjoying our precious children. Rebecca is a “full-time” mom and spends most of her time keeping up with our crazy schedules. If she’s left alone for just a minute you’ll find her redecorating the house, reading a fashion magazine, or joining me for a hot cup of coffee. Rebecca has also been involved in our student and college ministries through counseling, leading a girls’ small group Bible study, and helping me lead events and retreats. Girls love her “Chic Chat” sleepovers and her “Spring Thing” fashion shows – better her than me! One of Rebecca’s greatest roles in ministry has been her involvement with the Women’s Ministry at West Park. While serving on leadership of our women’s ministry team, she was responsible for overseeing all small group studies and was a featured speaker at our annual women’s retreat. I (Jonathan) am still trying to convince my family that a 37-year-old should be allowed to own a motorcycle again - until then, I'll roll my windows down and pretend! More than anything else in life, I love to introduce people to their role in the story of God and help them play their role to its fullest.

The Seed

I recently did a major renovation at home that included replacing all the landscaping and adding irrigation to my front lawn. The most satisfying part of the project was the reseeding of the lawn. After days of raking and aerating I was finally able to spread the NEW SEED! (Only later was I told that the 50 pounds of seed I put on my front lawn was a bit much.) After watering and waiting for weeks, I began to see tiny bright green signs of new growth. Frankly, my excitement diminished a little when I realized that my over-seeding would result in over-cutting! One thing was for sure - the new lawn looked great.

Every harvest begins with a bag of seed!

It’s not that I didn’t want a green lawn all along…I just hadn’t ever invested the time and energy it took to produce new growth. I finally got tired of seeing a brown and weed-ridden lawn when I knew what it could be! (Mostly due to my neighbor’s putting green.) I guess that’s where we are right now – looking across the spiritual field of opportunity.

The Soil

Rebecca and I prayed for months that God would reveal to our family how we could best sow the seeds of Good News and every response ended with the word GO! God spoke through his Word, his Church, and his Spirit. As we stepped out in obedience and shared this vision with our Pastor, God continued to confirm those initial desires to stake out our own mission field for planting. While we would love to stay in Knoxville for this venture, God has burdened our hearts to take the Seeds of Good News to a city that is outgrowing its laborers.

Charlotte, North Carolina 1.6 Million +

Recently ranked as the 20th largest metro in the United States, Charlotte continues to grow by 80,000 people per year. Fueled by a growing house and job market, the “Queen City” has seen its surrounding communities grow to over 1.6 million people. Diversity is an accurate description of Charlottes’ racial and religious landscape. Charlotte is historically a very “religious” city, yet an increase in transfer growth has introduced a whole culture that doesn’t understand the question, “Where do you go to Church?” Specifically, the north side of Charlotte has seen some of its most rapid growth and has spilled over into it's surrounding counties.

Click on the link below to see their NEW website they recently launched.

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