Now then just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moves, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. — Joshua 14:10-12
The Casco Bay Church of Christ in Portland, Maine was planted in 2010 with 11 people and has grown to 70+ on Sunday. We have seen God change lives and help many come to know Jesus. We are a church that desires to be self-supported and we desire to multiple and mature as a congregation.
One of the ways we believe we will do this is through having shepherding couples move here to help shepherd and guide this young congregation of disciples. Our church has many young Christians that need maturing in their relationships with God, their marriages, and their lives. A shepherding couple will be invaluable in facilitating the growth of many of our members.
With this in mind, we are launching the Caleb Project, a call for empty nesters and couples aspiring to eldership to move to Maine and go on an adventure for God. We have many young married couples and many young disciples in need of marriage counseling. We have many shepherding needs as we help the young Christians mature in the faith.
Help us establish a church in a state that has no other church in our fellowship. Your presence will make a huge impact, and God will help you grow in amazing ways along the way!
We currently have no shepherding couples, and my wife and I do much of the counseling and strengthening in the church, which takes away from preaching and advancing the church. Although we know that strengthening and counseling is a part of advancing God’s kingdom, it can also slow the process of growing the church as God would have us grow. This is why we need all types of leadership in the church.
We are blessed to be part of the New England family of churches, which has a great elders training program that includes mentorship and an annual conference. If you are looking to be trained as an elder and have a new and exciting chapter in your lives, then coming to Portland is a great place to start!
If you are a teacher in your local church and would like to help build a great foundation of teaching on a mission team, Portland will be a great place for you to grow and to help us build the right foundation that will last.
Please contact us at: (207) 307-1782 or cascobaycoc@gmail.com
We will schedule an interview over Skype and hopefully plan a visit in the fall of 2015. We are praying to have 3-5 shepherding couples move in by 2016.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
