It’s been some time since my last post, but we haven’t had anything official to announce even though much has happened in our family since the beginning of the summer. However, since Monday of last week, we have a big announcement.
Jennifer and I will be starting a church in Live Oak, TX called Real Life Fellowship. We are so excited as we look forward to seeing God work in a mighty way. This summer as Jennifer and I sought and prayed for God’s direction, one of the steps we took was to develop a vision for the type of church we wanted to start. Shortly after we developed our vision statement, God lead us to a church and Pastor whose vision and objective matched ours. For that reason, we are so excited to be working with Real Life Fellowship. Real Life is a multi-site church based out of Corpus Christi, with seven campuses across the country. You can check out their website here at www.reallifefellowship.org.
As of this week, I am the Pastor of the Real Life Campus here in San Antonio. What does that mean? In short, it means our lives are about to change. Jennifer and I are taking on the leadership of a group of 35 people who are currently meeting on Sundays in one home in Live Oak. Over the next few months, we want God to transform that fellowship into a group of 100 people meeting in 10 different homes. Then in January we want to launch the church in a theater or community center in the Live Oak area. We believe that God wants this campus to launch and have a profound impact on the people of San Antonio, and we cannot wait to see that happen.
There are several key ingredients that we need in order for this ministry to make an impact for Christ:
We need an outpouring of prayer for God’s provision and providence.
We need people to serve alongside us.
Finally, we need God to provide the finances to make this launch possible.
Jennifer and I want to personally invite our friends, family, and co-laborers in Christ to join us in this adventure, in whatever capacity you feel lead. Some of you may be able to commit to pray for us weekly or daily over the next few months. Some of you may be searching for a church home, we would love for you to join with us and be a part of this exciting new ministry. Some of you may feel lead to support this ministry financially.
If you have any interest in partnering with us in any way, please send me an email at brian@brianrasco.com and I will sign you up for our newsletter. I will also send you an invitation to an informational dinner at our home. Although that sounds boring, I will sweeten the deal by making some of my brisket for the occasion! Jennifer and I want to take some time to share with you the vision of Real Life and let you know the challenges we will be facing. We also want to share the story and success that Real Life has had starting churches over the last five years. Thank you so much for your prayers, and please continue to lift us up as we step out in faith and obedience to the Lord!
Until the nets are full,
Brian and Jennifer Rasco
Praying for ya'll.
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