Go2 Church Planting Ministries

Church Planting Agency Gears Up for Major Initiative

TELFORD, PA -- GO2 Church Planting Ministries announced the following staffing updates in preparation for the launch of their new Springboard Church Planting Strategy to be announced very soon.
Rev. Oscar Chavez, who until now has been the Western U.S. Church Planting Director for GO2 has been named the National Director of Hispanic Church Planting.  Rev. Chavez, also the Pastor of the La Cosecha Iglesia Cristiana in Lancaster, California,  has been with GO2 since 2007 and is working in Southern California to start an entire movement of Hispanic churches in that region.  With his new responsibilities he will be networking across the United States to oversee the Hispanic component of the Springboard Church Planting Strategy.  
Rev. Chavez replaces Rev. Jesus Munoz, who resigned his position with GO2 as Hispanic Church Planting Director in February, 2009 to pursue oversight of church planting ministries in the Tampa, Florida area in conjunction with the Florida District Missions Board of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.  Rev. Munoz is a long-time veteran of church planting in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. GO2 wishes him well in his new endeavors and praises God for his faithfulness and fruitfulness while serving with GO2.  Those who have been supporting Rev. Munoz should now send their support to Florida District of GBC, C.O. John Nest, 235 Seminary Circle, Maitland, FL 32751.

New to the GO2 team is Pastor Mike Silliman of Oxford, PA, who has been named Director of Coaching.  Pastor Silliman is the founding church planter of Elk Creek Church in Oxford, a vibrant church plant that enjoys the presence of about 100 people each Sunday for worship.  Pastor Silliman was inspired to pursue church planting by observing Pastor Dan O’Deens – himself a former church planter - and spent considerable time serving with Pastor O’Deens and the people of Gateway Grace Community Church in Parkesburg, PA.  In his new responsibilities Pastor Silliman will train and equip coaches to come alongside the church planter, providing greater accountability and instilling strategic thinking in the church planting process.
Rev. Kenn Cosgrove of Limerick, PA is assuming the role of Prayer Coordinator for GO2 after retiring from more than 35 years of Pastoral ministry in the United States in March, 2009.  Rev. Cosgrove pastored churches in Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Ohio before planting the Tri-County Grace Brethren Church in Trappe, PA where he served for more than 20 years.  Rev. Cosgrove will be overseeing the prayer ministry on behalf of church planters to create a nationwide awareness of prayer needs for the church planter as well as the overall needs of the lost in our country.
Mr. Rob Saunders joins the GO2 team as Director of Short-Term Trips.  A graduate of Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana, Mr. Saunders has been actively involved in overseeing ministry teams in urban settings.  In his new position he will coordinate the research and development of short-term teams, exploring and observing church planting movements.  The first of GO2’s short-term trips will begin in 2010 focusing on the concepts of Spontaneous Expansion of the Church around the world, asking the whether the principles being observed in global urban centers might be transferred to the North American context.
Additional staff announcements will be made in the near future as Go2 expands its services to churches and church planters of the United States.