

The Great Lakes missions page provides resources on Vineyard partnerships, missiological assumptions, as well as FAQs. Because of the cost and complexity of ministering cross-culturally, we've found individual churches are most effective when they work together in partnership with other Vineyard churches. We currently have about two dozen of these partnerships in various stages of development within the U.S.
Visit http://www.vineyardmissions.org/ to check out the new national Vineyard missions web site.
Ross Naylor-Tatterson and his wife planted Without Walls Vineyard in Holland, Michigan, in January of 2006. Ross currently serves as the regional task force leader for missions for the Great Lakes region. Prior to his experience in the Vineyard, Ross served on various Youth With a Mission (YWAM) teams throughout the world for more than 10 years. He joined the pastoral team of a Vineyard church in Perth, Western Australia, in 1991, and in 2000 God led him to serve as the associate pastor of the Lakeshore Vineyard in Holland. To read Ross’s amazing (and entertaining!) testimony, click here.
As the Vineyard movement in the United States has grown in its cross-cultural activity around the world, our missiology has developed as well. The following is the current expression of our key missiological assumptions rooted in our commitment to joining with God in His mission through the efforts of local churches. more
A partnership is a group of churches
doing together what none of them
could do by themselves. A partnership is formed when a group of churches
agree to join their resources together to pursue what God has called them
to do. A common commitment is shared by each church, and their energy is
directed toward seeing churches planted in their target area. Each church
shares in the
vision, and in the development of a strategy to bring to fruition God’s
call
for their churches. A partnership allows small to medium size churches make
a significant contribution toward the accomplishment of the Great Commission.
Great Lakes partnerships & contact info
China (tribal) - Pat Malone, Vineyard
of SW Pittsburgh
Costa Rica - Jeff Smith, Vineyard Community Church (Evansville, IN)
Guatemala - Van Cochran, Vineyard Church Northwest (Cincinnati, OH)
Indonesia - Ross Naylor-Tatterson, Without Walls Vineyard (Holland, MI)
Peru - Ray Hollenbach, Vineyard Campbellsville (KY)
Russia - John Rasz, Vineyard Church of Wheeling (WV)
Western Russia - Kevin Shoemaker,
Capital City Vineyard (Lansing, MI)
Vineyard Missions Partnership List
In order to facilitate the advance
of the vision to see every Vineyard church in America involved in a mission
partnership, a national missions task force has been appointed. These pastors
are eager to share with you the vision of partnerships and answer any questions
you have. Members of the task force are located throughout the country and
have experience in different parts of the world.
For information on how to contact the task force member best suited to help
you, please call Barbara Johnson in the Mission Task Force office 909.626.0773,
or email missions@vineyardusa.org.
What is Local Church-Based Missions?
How do we begin to move our church toward LCBM?
What is a short-term mission trip?
How can we get our church involved in short-term trips?
How can our youth be involved in a mission's experience?
What is the Missions Task Force (MTF)?
What is the Vineyard philosophy on Missions?
What are the "Seven Keys to Vineyard Missions?"
How can I find out what is going on in Vineyard missions around the world?
What resources are available to help us in ministering cross-culturally?
I want to be a Vineyard Missionary. What do I do?
We have a short-term mission team going out this year. Can we get money from AVC?