End of Summer

What a busy summer it’s been! We just want to share some of the highlights with you!

After returning from Zambia, we took four days in early June for strategic planning and evaluation. We finished with a refreshed focus and excitement for the future. We also developed an updated mission statement:

“The mission of Ignition Point Ministries is the creative communication of this message: ‘Passionate relationship with Jesus Christ combined with fearless pursuit of God-given purpose changes the world.'”

Whether LIVE and in person (leading worship and speaking), through CREATIVITY (through books, music, and videos), or through OUTREACH (missions and LOVE Project outreaches), the communication of that message is the ultimate goal.

We’ve also established a headquarters for Ignition Point Ministries in downtown Jacksonville! We’ve rented some great office space in a historic building in the center of our city to enable us to grow and add staff!

ON THE GO:
SAVANNAH, GA – Again this year, we had the pleasure of spending two days at the Iris Global School of the Arts in Savannah, GA. It is always such a cool experience to pour into artists of every type, from all over the world, who love Jesus and are pursuing their passions.

BRAZIL – Jeremiah was back and forth to Brazil twice since our last update, leading worship and speaking in a total of five different cities. One week before the Olympics, he was in Rio at a conference called “Next.” He preached a powerful message centered around the question, “What comes next?” It was especially applicable in a country that has spent the last decade preparing for the World Cup and then the Olympics, and has recently seen its’ President impeached and removed from office. Now that events have ended and leadership is changing, Brazilians are looking forward to what is next. But this message is so powerful for all of us! Every day can be a new normal, a chance to slam the door on the past that was yesterday and receive His mercy, His hope, His vision anew for today!!

We also released a video of Jeremiah’s song, “Nada Mais Satisfaz” which was recorded a few months ago in Brazil. It was released on Facebook and Youtube and has over 106,000 views on Facebook with almost 2,400 shares, and almost 110,000 views on Youtube… Crazy results considering we have no record label or company behind us!!

TUCSON, AZ – We spent a weekend in Tucson leading worship and speaking at four different services for Living Hope Family Church and one of their church plants in the nearby city of Marana. It was a wonderful weekend. People were provoked and encouraged, youth found renewed zeal, and some even gave their hearts to Jesus for the first time!!