Ron Gravell
Secretary-Treasurer
One of the great strengths of the Assemblies of God is that we are made up of self-governed churches (called General Council Churches). When a church is consistently not reaching a position of health or doesn’t meet the necessary requirements for General Council status, the General Council reclassifies them as Network Affiliated Churches (NA).
Approximately one quarter of the churches in the SoCal Network are NA Churches. An NA church is one governed by our SoCal Network, and is often times a church that has seen its history as greater than its present. Much of the time the pastor of an NA church is bi-vocational, or often the pastor’s spouse is employed full-time in a secular job. Because of these realities, pastoring an NA Church has a unique set of challenges.
All the while, we know that the task, call and vision of every NA church and its pastor is to impact its community for Jesus. To help the pastors and congregations of our NA churches to fulfill their God-given vision, we have several different ways to bring health and vitality to our SoCal NA churches. All of these action plans can be found on the SoCal Network website. Under the LEADERSHIP NETWORK tab, you will find Leadership tips, Coaching, content and help for Online church and Strategies which will be life giving to those who step out and place these initiatives into action.
It is our goal that every NA Church has the support necessary to mature as a healthy church in order to both live out its God-given vision, and to do its part in living out the three purposes of this Network:
We care deeply for our NA church Pastor and we are here to serve you and your family in whatever way we can! We are better together!
For more info on Network Affiliated Churches, please contact Ron.
Approximately one quarter of the churches in the SoCal Network are NA Churches. An NA church is one governed by our SoCal Network, and is often times a church that has seen its history as greater than its present. Much of the time the pastor of an NA church is bi-vocational, or often the pastor’s spouse is employed full-time in a secular job. Because of these realities, pastoring an NA Church has a unique set of challenges.
All the while, we know that the task, call and vision of every NA church and its pastor is to impact its community for Jesus. To help the pastors and congregations of our NA churches to fulfill their God-given vision, we have several different ways to bring health and vitality to our SoCal NA churches. All of these action plans can be found on the SoCal Network website. Under the LEADERSHIP NETWORK tab, you will find Leadership tips, Coaching, content and help for Online church and Strategies which will be life giving to those who step out and place these initiatives into action.
It is our goal that every NA Church has the support necessary to mature as a healthy church in order to both live out its God-given vision, and to do its part in living out the three purposes of this Network:
- To Reach people for Jesus by proclaiming God’s Word in every community
- To Inspire leaders by recruiting, training and launching them into ministry
- To Empower the local church by helping them reach their God-given vision through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We care deeply for our NA church Pastor and we are here to serve you and your family in whatever way we can! We are better together!
For more info on Network Affiliated Churches, please contact Ron.