Tag Archive for: Church planting

Craig Herbert – Farewell Message – Keep Going Beyond

Craig shares with us his farewell preach as he prepares to relocate to the United States of America – 16 May 2021

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Celebrating Killarney and Ballito plants

Elders Update – Acting on Our Faith / Joe and Cathy Church Plant into Killarney!

Tatenda shares with us an encouraging word from Daniel 3, while Joe and Cathy give us an update on their upcoming church plant into Killarney!

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NCMI Gauteng Celebration: Creating a Church Planting Culture

Steve Sudworth (from Anthem Church in Chicago, U.S.A. – and also serving on the NCMI team) shares with us at the NCMI Gauteng Celebration on creating, and sustaining, a church planting culture.

Key Women: Elmarie Kolbe

Elmarie Kolbe shares her crazy and amazing journey at Key Women at Bedfordview, 12 September 2018.

The River: The Reach of the Gospel (Bedfordview AM)

Sunday morning at Bedfordview, 10 September – Craig Herbert speaks about the opportunities we have, as a church and as individuals, to reach the nations with the gospel.

An update from Waldo and Anika and their church plant in Paarl

It’s been some weeks since Waldo and Anika Kruger embarked on their adventure to Paarl to plant a church. We thought we would get an update from them as to how they have settled in and how things are going.

Waldo, Anika, Janno and Lize are all safely in Paarl and getting settled into their new home and town. They have a beautiful view of the mountains from their garden. Let’s keep them in our prayers!

Janno, their eldest son, started at a new nursery school last week and is enjoying it, making new friends quickly. On his first day at his new school, Janno was showing a bit of anxiety about all the changes. Waldo prayed for him that he would be brave and have a “lion heart”. Then, surprisingly, the name of his class is the “Lion Class!” Janno was so happy about this, telling his parents how God answered their prayer, and that has given him so much confidence in all the new changes. It’s wonderful how God works in the little things as well as the big things!

Their business is now in full swing and they’re renting office and desk space with lots of other entrepreneurs, which is really great as they are meeting people who are interested in the fact they’ve come to plant a church.

They’ve just launched a Wednesday prayer meeting, and the couple who sold them their house decided to join them for that meeting last week, which was great. This Sunday, Waldo is preaching at Destiny Church (led by Winton and Ingrid van der Merwe) who are in our NCMI partnerships.

Waldo, Anika, Janno and Lize are all safely in Paarl and getting settled into their new home and town. They have a beautiful view of the mountains from their garden. Let’s keep them in our prayers!

Waldo, Anika, Janno and Lize are all safely in Paarl and getting settled into their new home and town. They have a beautiful view of the mountains from their garden. Let’s keep them in our prayers!

Prayer points

Here are a few things they would like us to pray for.

1. That they will make fantastic, God-ordained contacts in their town – contacts like Paul made in his ministry trips.
2. That God would continue to give them vision and strategy for this church plant.
3. That they would meet like-minded people
4. That they would minister to the local people in a relevant way – people that truly make up the town of Paarl and surrounds.
5. Business is slow. Anika and Waldo are sharing the load, but they need more clients.

Please continue to keep them in prayer and contact them with prophetic words, encouragement, etc!

Here’s a video of Waldo and Anika recently posted on the NCMI Facebook page.

Eldership Couples at Cornerstone Church Throughout its History (for Prayer)

This last Wednesday (23 May, 2012) at our prayer meeting, Mark Meeske felt led to have us both celebrate and pray for the couples that have been on eldership at Cornerstone and have moved to plant a church, moved into Apostolic ministry, or moved with the possibility of a future church plant, and so on.

Here’s a list that was put together by Barry Farr that highlights these couples. Note that this list only highlights couples that have been on eldership (either at Cornerstone or supported by Cornerstone) and doesn’t include deacons and others that have gone on church plants or planted churches.

It would be great to keep this list and regularly pray for these couples that are conducting ministry in other areas of the world and have relationships and friendships with us. If you’d like, you can download the list (click here) and print it or keep it stored on your computer.

Eldership couples at Cornerstone Church
1983

Eldership couple Info Dates
Leon & Pat Van Daele From Wychwood Baptist – Now translocal & based in Australia 1983
Pat & Linda Berning Went to France. More involved in a worship role than leading a church. 1990
Wayne & Rene Neuper Planted in Benoni & then in Germany. 1990
Gert & Debbie Dolk From Bedfordview Baptist – Planted in Holland 1992

Eldership Couples at Cornerstone Church
1995 – 1998

Eldership couple Info Dates
Ian & Bernadine Weeden Planted in Kempton Park. 1995
Jim & Margaret Lamont Led Cornerstone: 1995 – 2000 1995
Alan & Noelle Hackney Planted in The Hill (South of Jhb) 1998

Eldership Couples at Cornerstone Church
2000

Eldership couple Info Dates
Ian & Bernadine Weeden Planted in Harare, Zimbabwe 2000
Marcus & Adele Herbert Took over leadership of Cornerstone church 2000
Michael & Alison Nicholas Took over a church in Auckland, NZ 2000

Eldership Couples at Cornerstone Church
2002 – 2003

Eldership couple Info Dates
Jim & Margaret Lamont Went to LA, USA – apostolic 2002
Bruce & Myra McAlpine Planted in Norwood 2002
Wayne & Nicole Zastron Relocated to UK (didn’t plant) 2003
Abe & Vanessa Vos Planted in Lambton 2003
Wayne & Heather Carr Planted in Belfast, N. Ireland 2003

Eldership couples at Cornerstone Church
2004 – 2006

Eldership couple Info Dates
Alexi & Delene Wadman Planted in Amsterdam Holland 2004
Gavin & Gail Clark Took over a church in Casino, Australia. Now on eldership in Adelaide 2005
Mark & Nicky Goodfellow Planted in Modderfontein 2005
Mark & Natie Bouffe Planted in Portugal 2006
Wayne & Natalie Rabie Planted in Bertrams 2006

Eldership couples at Cornerstone Church
2008 – 2009

Eldership couple Info Dates
Dave & Cretia Du Preez Planted in Sandton 2008
Alan & Meg Jones Moved to Seattle, USA 2008
Corrie & Gerda Volshenk Planted in Cordeba, Argentina 2008
Ian & Bernadine Weeden Moved back to Cornerstone 2009
Kirk & Jan Slow Planted in Ottawa, Canada 2009
Reg & Sonet Joubert Planted in Stellenbosch (back in JHB now) 2009
Terry & Wendy Archibald Planted in Upington 2009

Eldership couples at Cornerstone Church
2010 – 2012

Eldership couple Info Dates
Derek & Heidi Chester-Brown Transitioned a church in Secunda 2010
Ian & Bernadine Weeden Now going to Nelspruit 2012
Barry & Charlene Ward Moved to Durban (possible future plant) 2012
Ndaba & Skikuhulewe Ndlovu Eldership at a church in Fish Hoek (Connections Church) ?