By God's grace, NETS has graduated four church planting pastors from the Residency Program to the Field Program, ministering in three church plants. These pastors receive mentoring, man power, and financial assistance.
Don Willeman was the NETS pilot resident, coming to Christ Memorial Church in 1999 to be mentored after graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary with a Th.M. Don was sent out in 2000 to plant a church in the Hanover, N.H., area and is now the senior pastor of Christ Redeemer Church. Previously, Don led church and campus-based ministries in Ohio, Michigan, and Texas. He is married to Dori, and together they have four children.
Don deeply loves living in the Upper Valley enjoying its unique blend of small-town life mingled with the big-city opportunities of its world-renowned institutions. He desires to see the gospel be a blessing to the Valley and in turn see its people be a blessing to the world.
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Paul and Margaret, along with 70 members of Christ Memorial Church, were sent by NETS to plant Redeeming Grace Church in April, 2005 in Fairfax Vermont. Before planting the church, Paul served as associate pastor of Christ Memorial Church from 1998 to 2005.
Paul came to faith in 1971 through the ministry of L'Abri Fellowship. Following graduation from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 1979, he pastored a church for 14 years near Boston, Mass. From 1993-1995, he and his family served as missionaries in Cameroon, West Africa, where he taught at the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to his call as associate pastor, he worked through Christ Memorial Church to establish campus ministries at the University of Vermont and Champlain College.
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Redeemer Baptist Church, Cameroon, Africa
Sam and Victorine came to NETS in 2003 with the intention of planting a church in their home country of Cameroon and leading our African indigenous training center, NETS-Africa. Sam earned his B.Th. at Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary (CBTS), then came to the United States and attained both his MACE (Bethel Seminary) and M.Ed. (Bethel University). In 2003 he came to NETS to be mentored in the preaching, shepherding, leadership and business skills he would need to plant a church in his homeland. At that time he was joined by his wife, Victorine, and their then four children, in their first U.S. visit. In 2005, NETS sent Sam and his family home to plant Redeemer Baptist Church.
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Chris and Brandi Bass
Chris and Brandi came to NETS in 2006 and began the Residency Program while Chris finished his Ph.D. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in New Testament Studies. Prior to his Ph.D, Chris received an M.Div. from Southwestern Theological Seminary and a TH.M. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Chris and Brandi graduated from our Program in 2008 and were sent to Boston to prepare the way for Redeemer Fellowship Church. On September 27, 2009 RFC had their first public servcie, with about 75 people in attendance. The start up team of committed people are excited to see what God will do in the days ahead!
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