What is the Future Story of church planting in Ohio? Well, none of us have a crystal ball – besides, we don't believe in that kind of stuff! However, we do believe that God works among us, leading us and enabling us to do His will.

God is stirring our hearts to see a church-a-day planted in Ohio. God has done it before; see Acts 16:5 which says that the churches were "increasing in number daily." Actually, I have read that one denomination in the United States is planting four churches a day!

Now we can't do it alone, and others will help. What is important to know is that WE need to do OUR PART! What might that look like? Well, you can read what our Future Story might look like if God does what He put on the hearts of many of our church leaders from around the state of Ohio.

So who are these leaders and what did they do? You can follow the story line of how the 2020 Future Story was developed over a stretch of two years. Much prayer, meditation, listening, and collaboration was involved. This Future Story was not written by VisionOhio leaders but from the hearts of many Grace Brethren church leaders from many different kinds of Grace Brethren churches around the state.

We are beginning to see that at least five initiatives are needed to begin moving into this Future Story. But, the BOTTOM LINE is that unless you and I don't DO SOMETHING about it, we will never see the Future Story become Our Story.