"Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest."
John 4:35b
We are humbled and excited to share with you another new development taking place in Harvest Bible Fellowship.
In February 2010, a group of Romanian believers living in Vienna, Austria made a bold step of faith to plant a church. This core group of 14 people longed for something new. Committed to organizing youth conferences in Eastern Europe, this group had previously interacted with
Pastor Cristian Barbosu
of Arad, Romania. Knowing what God had called Pastor Cristian to in Arad,
these families soon connected to explore possible next steps.
In May, the core group visited Harvest
Metanoia Arad, Romania to learn about the model and approach of being a church committed to the distinctives of Harvest Bible Chapel. They left renewed in their vision to plant a life-giving, relevant church committed to the Word of God, testimony of Jesus Christ, and the making of disciples.
In June, 27 committed members and another 30 attenders began worshiping together, desiring to become a Harvest Metanoia church.
Since this development, the leaders of Harvest Metanoia churches in Romania have continued to teach, equip and empower this group of believers. Senior Pastors from the five existing churches in Romania are preaching and instilling the commitment we share in upholding the pillars of God's Word, worship, prayer, and evangelism while making quality disciples. Materials, curricula, guides and department visions have been imparted.
Currently, the search is on for a Senior Pastor for this young church.
In October, Kirk VanMaanen, director of international church planting
for Harvest Bible Fellowship, will meet in Vienna with
the launch team. Our prayer is that this visit will galvanize the mission and initiate the launch
of Harvest Metanoia Vienna.
This group of believers fully embrace Harvest Metanoia values and approach to discipleship. Their vision to grow into high-impact services that extend the gospel of grace to both Romanian immigrants in Vienna and native Austrians/Germans, is clear and in motion. We long for the day we are able to announce Vienna among the fellowship of churches called Metanoia.
Pray for:
- The provision of a Senior Pastor.
- Harvest Bible Fellowship's visit with the launch team in October.
- Unity, clarity and passion among leaders for implementing the core values, distinctive, and approach of Harvest Metanoia.
- The thousands of Romanian immigrants in Vienna to be reached with the good news of Jesus.
- The fulfillment of these believers' vision to transition to a high-impact, church-planting church to reach Austria for Christ.
SAVE THE DATES: Harvest University 2011 will be held May 9-11 at the Harvest Elgin Campus.
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