“Cypress Community Church desires to help everyday people follow Jesus in the everyday. We accomplish this through our natural rhythms as we go into our neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces with a clear desire to bring the gospel message to those who do not know Jesus. We desire to invite people into our communities and rhythms of our lives.”
We continue meeting the Houston Church Planting Network Residents. Today, Justin Moore tells us a little bit about himself and what he envisions his church plant to be like in Cypress. In my time of getting to know Justin, I have witnessed him to be a man who empowers others for the work of the ministry. Keeping it simple always with the goal of being missional, I am looking forward to seeing Jesus’ disciples all over Cypress due to Cypress Community Church and other churches who have that end in mind. Meet Justin.
1. Tell me a little bit about yourself…
“I have served on several church staffs over the last 12 years in both Houston and Austin, TX. I have also spent the last year preparing to plant Cypress Community Church in a paid church planting residency through the Houston Church Planting Network. My wife, Becky, and I have been married for 14 years and love serving the local church together. Becky works as a special education teacher in the Cy-Fair school district. We have two children: Emily (7) and Caden (4). Cypress Community Church believes that people’s time should be free to be used as missionaries in their zip code. We are very excited to see a new church planted in Cypress that will help people follow Jesus in every aspect of their busy lives.”
2. What is your family’s favorite local restaurant?
“Our family doesn’t eat out a lot, but when we do, we love any kind of Mexican food.”
3. What books are you currently reading?
“-The Tangible Kingdom by Hugh Halter
-The art of Neighboring by Dave Runyon”
4. What do you do in your time of rest?
“We spend most of our free time with our two kids and hosting our friends and neighbors in our home. We love to Barbecue!”
5. Where would be your family’s dream vacation destination?
“Anywhere on the beach! We love Playa Del Carmen, Mexico!”
6. Where in Houston do you desire to plant a church?
“We will be planting in Cypress, TX., along the 290 corridor.”
7. Why Cypress?
“There are over 6.1 million people in the greater Houston area with over 700,000 living in or around the Cypress area. There are currently about 150,000 people living in a five mile radius of 290 and Barker Cypress with an expected 20% growth rate over the next 5 years. The Cypress-Fairbanks school district currently has over 116,000 students enrolled with plans to open 12 new campuses by the year 2020 to accommodate growth. It is expected that more than 17,000 new housing units will be developed in the next five years in the Cypress-Fairbanks district.
The bottom line is, our churches cannot keep up with the growth in our area of the city. We need more churches.
‘The vigorous, continual planting of new congregations is the single most crucial strategy for the numerical growth of the Body of Christ in any city…’ –Tim Keller
Cypress Community Church not only dreams of planting itself in the city, but seeing more Gospel-Centered communities planted all over the greater Houston area to see our city transformed with the Gospel of Jesus.”
8. What is your vision for your particular church plant?
“Cypress Community Church desires to help everyday people follow Jesus in the everyday. We accomplish this through our natural rhythms as we go into our neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces with a clear desire to bring the gospel message to those who do not know Jesus. We desire to invite people into our communities and rhythms of our lives.”
9. How can we pray for you?
Prayer is what powers the ministry of any church. Please join us in prayer as we being this new work. Pray for Cypress and the greater Houston area so that the Gospel would be planted in our city.”
Folks, contact Justin through any of the ways below with your prayers, encouragement, and any information you’d like to know about his church plant…
Email: Justin@cypresscommunity.org
Mail: Cypress Community Church,
PO Box 2875,
Cypress, TX 77410
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