News & Updates

Anxiety and tension characterize our society. Everyone seems to be on edge about the outcome of today’s election. Some threaten with hostile responses if their candidate isn’t elected. Many will express a tirade of harsh and demeaning words toward those elected if it wasn’t their choice. How about us?…

We’re celebrating our network’s expansion in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Aaron Dininny will now be pioneering and overseeing our church planting initiatives throughout this area, as the new Hampton Roads Area Director with SENT. Aaron will continue serving as Lead Pastor of OV Church in Norfolk, VA,…

It is still spreading. Yes, the coronavirus continues to spread, but it’s not all that’s spreading. Jorge Solorzano recently had a fantastic opportunity to spread the good news despite bad news. Jorge is the lead planting pastor of Axis Church, a multi-ethnic church here in Annapolis, planted with SENT…

We are all acutely aware of how the spread of the coronavirus has caused us to be a bit disoriented. It has disrupted life on many levels: emotionally, physically, and practically. We face disruptions to our work, health, births, childcare, weddings, funerals, travel, finances, and even the way we…

The Christmas season brings many sweet fragrances into our homes. Fresh cut Christmas trees, candles, and spiced cider on the stove emit scents that delight our senses at this time of year. There is another type of fragrance Paul wrote about in Philippians 4:14-20. Giving, as an act of…

“Let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:25). This mutual encouragement is not only needed…

Our last newsletter described coaching as one of SENT Network’s equipping strategies (read our last newsletter here). In this newsletter, we focus on training with SENT. Solomon once aptly wrote, “Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add…

Throughout the book of Proverbs, Solomon’s instruction on the importance of receiving good counsel seems endless (e.g. Prov. 1:5; 9:9; 13:10, 20; and 20:5). Perhaps most famously, Solomon teaches, “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17). SENT heeds this teaching by providing coaching to sharpen its…

In our last newsletter, you received an update about SENT Network’s 2019 Vision Dinner, which recognized the incredible gospel work God has accomplished through the Network’s many plants and partnerships over the last year. (Click here to read the Vision Update.) We now pause to highlight one of…

Paul wrote to the Philippians to thank these generous givers who partnered with him in his gospel advancing mission of planted churches (Philippians 1:3-5; 4:14-20). In that same spirit, the SENT Network team and some of our church planters gathered together recently for a Vision Dinner with giving partners…