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God does funny things... Four years ago, Ryan and Jenni could never have imagined that God would lead them out of their beloved hometown. Born and raised in L.A., it was all they knew. Their family, friends, schools, favorite restaurants and places to go, church, jobs and all they had ever invested in over a period of thirty-something (yes, it’s still thirty–something!) years were in L.A. They had all the comforts of familiarity and knowing “what’s up” with everything and everyone. Then God did an odd thing and uprooted them out of their hometown and led them to a relatively unknown city in the Bay Area called Fremont. Little did they know that it was only the first step toward a big jump God was going to ask them to take.
Landing here, they quickly fell in love with this city. To their surprise, what captivated them wasn’t the benefits this city had to offer, but rather a renewed calling in their lives to be a benefit to this city. Over the past three years, God has been renewing their hearts through the active work of the Gospel. As a result, they’ve never felt more committed and involved as citizens of a city than they are now. God has given them a renewed vision to see what His church can do to restore the physical, social, and spiritual wholeness of a city. They’ve also been awakened to see a generation of people who need to experience Christ in a way that makes sense to them.
From 2006 to 2009, Ryan was the teaching pastor of a large, healthy, multi-cultural church called Bridges Community Church. With their partnership and with the EFCA’s support, he was sent as a missionary to reach this city for the Gospel by planting a church that plants churches.
Thus Resonate was born.
Ryan cast this vision to different families and 70 individuals committed to being a part of a missional core. These people are the building blocks of a missional movement to change the city. God also stirred in four other immensely talented people to serve along with Ryan as staff. Each left paying positions to fulfill the dream God gave them—to start a Gospel movement in the city so many would come to know Him. Already lives have changed in the committed families. Husbands who previously have not taken leadership in their families are stepping up as leaders, family members of the core are coming to Christ, and some who have never communicated the Gospel in 30 years are now engaging in sharing the gospel with their friends and neighbors. God is moving!
And God continues to write this story...
