See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 43:19
A New Season For Creekside and Me
Dear Creeksiders
It is with a combination of deep sadness and wonderful excitement for the future of Creekside and myself that I let you know about a new calling. After an extended time of discernment which began this past summer, Kelly and I believe that God is calling us to a deeper role of ministry among the poor and launching other missionaries among the poor. In obedience to that call I will be moving into a full-time role as a missionary with ReWire which equips and mobilizes the Church to create missionaries to the poor. (Below is an outline of my new role with ReWire.)
I suspect that while this likely comes as a surprise, you will see that it is consistent with the mission of Creekside as a missional church and a sending church. While this presents an initial challenge for me and for Creekside, this move comes at a time where we are all uniquely postured to move more fully into the future that God has designed for us. God is good all the time; he will continue to bless us as we continue to be faithful to him and his call for us to his church here in our corner of Redmond.
The Leadership Team and I have been working on a transition plan as we move towards the end of the year. We will keep you informed as information develops. Kelly and I will be staying in the area. Our last Sunday at Creekside will be December 27th, 2015 but we will be back on January 10th, 2016 for a special time of commissioning, sending us out as Creekside missionaries.
I look forward to upcoming conversations with you all.
Peace, hope and love
Doug Humphreys,
Lead Pastor
Doug Humphreys’ Call to CRM ReWire
A Call to full-time ReWire Leadership.
A Call to be a missionary among the poor.
A Call to launch others into ministry among the poor.
Church Resource Ministries’ (CRM) Mission is to create movements of committed followers of Jesus by pioneering new ground among the unreached and unchurched, bringing lasting transformation among the poor, and mobilizing the Church for mission.
ReWire is a missionary order within CRM. ReWire exists to empower the body of Christ to live as missionary people. Our mission is to serve as a catalyst for mission momentum in the local church.
- Primary Role:
- increase the broader Church's missional momentum
- develop self-sustaining missionary training schools (these schools use a process called Missional Spiritual Formation and are dedicated to reproduce missional leaders)
- help churches with church-wide mission endeavors
- train new forms of missional communities called mission groups through a 1-year internship process
- coach churches on the ongoing implementation of these programs as well as other church systems issues as the local church transitions to a more missional model
- seek opportunities and partnership with ministries committed to the marginalized
- run solitude retreats for missional leaders
- develop all ReWire curriculum
- Secondary Purpose of Role:
- involved in a place of direct service to the poor
- networking and other public relations marketing roles
- telling the story of ReWire through various media; books, web, social, speaking, etc.
- facilitate creation of new website platform
- facilitate production of journals and teaching materials
- develop younger leaders
- run programs as needed
