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About Pastor Jesse

I am someone loved by Jesus - a disciple, husband, father, pastor, and engineer. God has a mission and invites us into it. I want to do my part to encourage and equip people for life on that mission!

Mission Minded

“Peace be with you.  As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”  John 20:21 In the church of my childhood, we had an annual missions conference.  It was one of the cool things we did in the … Continue reading

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Change a life. Change your world.

Jesus changes the world.  And Jesus invites us to join him in his work as he changes the world.  His world changing plan is called discipleship. Clint Regen and I went through seminary together and have stayed in touch over the … Continue reading

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Our Two Missional Communities

So, FCMC is about forming a network of missional communities (aka micro-churches) for a movement of mission and discipleship on the First Coast.  I know “network” sounds big and “two” sounds not so big – but I’m grateful for the … Continue reading

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The ALS Challenge, Justice for Aarron, and Changing the World

What’s your plan for changing the world? You have probably heard of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which spread all over the world through social media.  If you get nominated to take the challenge, you can either donate to the … Continue reading

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The second thing to understand about our MCs

“Discipleship is not just about learning the words of Jesus or learning to do the works of Jesus.  It is also about learning the ways of Jesus.”  – from a talk by Mike Breen The Discipleship Square can help you … Continue reading

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