I’m starting this new thing at Chase Your Lion. Every week(or so) we will be spotlighting leaders from around the country who are “chasing their lion.”
Jeremiah X. Gómez is a church planter in Western Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Sarah, are expecting their first child in October.
You and your family will be planting a daughter church from The Bridge in Penn Hills, PA next summer. Do you have an area picked out for the new church plant?
We are working on identifying our ‘people and place’ for this next step. We have a strong sense that it will be more in the urban ‘center’ of Pittsburgh, but are waiting for clarity from the Holy Spirit.
How did God bring you and your family to this decision?
Our journey into church planting was long and winding, but through a series of events and relationships, we joined in partnership with Rick and Eunice Cox in planting in the Pittsburgh area. Early on, we shared the dream to see an urban church planting center involving the development of a network of new churches which are focused on preparing leaders to launch new churches in this and other urban areas. This dream, the Bridge’s passion to be a church-planting church, and the fact that I had already been assessed as a lead church planter made preparing to daughter a new church early a natural, but still leap-of-faith kind of next step.
It’s worth noting that I never really saw myself as a church planter, but a friend I respect saw the potential for this to be what I was made for enough that he helped me see the need for assessment; working toward assessment was the time when God clearly showed my wife and me that church planting is what he has for us right now.
What do the next 12 months look like for you?
Beginning the journey of fatherhood, promoting the dream of The Bridge, laying the groundwork for our church planting center, developing a launch team and moving out toward the launch of a second church plant while continuing to speak and share in churches.
What’s the thing you’re most excited about?
In a little over five weeks, if all goes according to plan, I will be a dad! After my wife and I were told we may never have biological children we are INCREDIBLY excited to be welcoming our little girl, Jubilee Rayne. (Truth be told, this is an interesting mix of overwhelming excitement and fear all at the same time!)
Tell us about your freelance work and how people can hire you for their next project.
My primary role with The Bridge right now is overseeing ‘communication.’ Producing various forms of print media and other communication opened doors of connection with local businesses and other organizations who need some basic design help in order to deliver their message with excellence. I most of all love helping church plants who don’t have the luxury of a ‘communications guy’ with their promotional, fundraising, and branding material, but I really enjoy helping anyone connect well. People can find out more at www.jxgomez.com or they can call me:412.475.9109.
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