Incubator Sessions: Darren Rouanzoin on Preparing for What’s Next by Disrupting Comforts, Identifying Compromise & Consecrating Oneself
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In today’s episode, we bring you into a conversation Jason hosted for our Church Leaders Incubator with Darren Rouanzoin. Amongst our group of young, senior leaders, Jason and Darren wade into conversations on what a Spirit filled church looks like, the need for personal holiness as pastors, and how to build a covenantal community.
Darren also shared about his journey of planting Garden Church after a season of significant spiritual growth where he came to see the power of the Spirit and what it meant for a church to truly be empowered in their ministry. He sought to cultivate a church like that, and so Garden Church began in Long Beach. Over the years, their community has shifted and adapted to different forms and models of discipleship, but always with a common commitment to the Word, Spirit empowerment, Mission and Justice, and deep community.
As the Incubator pastors asked questions, Darren unpacked what he believes God might be doing amongst the high profile moral failings of multiple pastors recently. He calls us back to a deeper resolve for personal holiness and shares about what that has looked like as their church hungers for more of that. Ultimately, Darren believes God is anointing “David’s” in this next season, men and women with humility, hunger, holiness, and health.
We hope you are impacted and strengthened in your pastoral call through this conversation.
Thanks to the Canadian Bible Society for sponsoring today’s episode. You can learn more about their Bible Course here.
Darren Rouanzoin
Darren Rouanzoin lives in Long Beach, California, with his wife Alex and their two boys, Ezra and Amos. Darren is the founding pastor of Garden Church, a community in the heart of one of the most diverse cities in the US. He is passionate about leading people to know and experience the extravagant generosity of God and the abundant life Jesus brings here and now.
About the Church Leaders Incubator
A two-year program for young pastors to strengthen their character and ministry for long-term, effective senior leadership.
We are experiencing two profound shifts: a shift in leadership, and a shift in culture. As a generation of senior leaders retire, and as the culture becomes increasingly secular, there is a leadership gap in local churches that must be filled. There is a great need to raise up young leaders today so that the church of tomorrow will have high-character and highly competent, Kingdom-minded, lead pastors. In order to do this, we need to identify young, high-potential, male and female pastors and to strengthen their character and ministry to lead the future of the church in Canada.
Learn more about the program here.