Steve Sharpe
Missionary of Church Planting Development (Lower Pacific District)
Steve provides leadership and oversight to the church planting ministries of the LPD and serves as a resource to other districts, including the recruiting and development of a church planting team for Assessment, Basic Training and Coaching. The scope of Steve’s responsibility gives oversight to district church planting vision, policies, budgeting, procedures, goals, and strategies for district church planting activities. Steve designed, created, and implemented a LPD Residency Program that includes the leadership of the LPD Church Planter Assessment Teams; direction to all Church Planter training (both internship and formal training); and train coaches to effectively resource Church Planters.
He is currently serving the LPD in Richmond, training Church Planters to plant a church in the Steveston area; in New Westminster giving oversight to replanting a church (COAN) within the NWEFC congregation; in the CPD planting Wayside Crossing in Osoyoos; in the PD providing training and resources to create a Church Planting Leadership Team and a Pastor Peer Coaching Network for future church plants.