Um and like we pra- planted Preston, and we, we called that Gateway Church. It won’t be called Gateway Church because there’s already a Gateway Church in Austin and it might be confusing, we felt like. So we’re beginning to start making that transition. And I know that kid too, ya know, so uh, so, I just, I know these people. I was actually listening on uh, the uh Christian radio station that’s on the XM Satellite and I thought, I know that song. So, also Chad Sykes will be an Associate Pastor there and then Cole Novak is going to go to be the worship pastor, Cole wrote the song Open the Heavens that we sing, that’s all over now.

So, next summer, they’re goin- Josh and Hannah, will move to Austin, Texas and plant a church in our state capital. I felt strongly as well, that this is what God is speaking to the Elders, all the Elders prayed. Uh, we’ll get back on a succession plan, for whoever God says. Um, God will take care of whoever is to uh, take my place when it’s time. Ya know, through you.Īnd I said, ‘Well, I think then since God is stirring this, then that’s the way we need to go. And, but I need to talk to you and see what God is saying. And he said but it’s been kind of going off in me and now the Lord’s actually put a city on my heart. And, um, I’ve been talking with Hannah and Hannah asked me, ‘would you ever want to plant a church.’ And he said, I actually said, ‘No. And in August he came and met with me and said, ‘Dad, I just um, I just don’t have peace about, uh, taking the church at, just, I feel stress when I think about it. Ya hope ya never have to use it but ya oughta be wise and have it in place. One for when I’m 63-65, which is like 30 years from now, ya know, so.īut, ha, but the other uh emergency plan, ya know, if an airplane went down or something like that and um.

Putting him in, in different departments. Uh, about 3 to 4 years ago, um, I started feeling like that Pastor Josh might be, in 10 to 12 years, my successor and to take the church here. Pastor Josh Morris has been serving as the campus pastor of the Southlake Campus uh, but I wanna get you the, give ya a little behind the scenes, um, information on this.

But we’re also making a transition here at the uh, Southlake campus with our campus pastor. And that is, that, um, we’re making some transitions with some campus pastors, so I’m gonna introduce to you all the campus pastors in a moment, just by at least showing you their pictures. I want to let you know, some changes, that are coming up, before I go into the message. Looks like there are already several good churches in the neighborhood. Morris then outlined the new lineup of campus pastors. Planting a church requires financial commitments and this means that Gateway is apparently going to expand just after a significant and painful staff downsizing. It will interesting to see how this happens over time. Morris disclosed this change and others this weekend and posted his announcement on the church Facebook page earlier today: Morris will be assisted by Chad Sykes and Cole Novak.

The church, to be called The Table Church, is slated in early 2019 to open in the second wealthiest area of Austin: the Lakeway/Bee Cave area. This past weekend, the elder Morris made it official and announced to the Gateway congregation that the plant in Austin was happening. This news represented a sea change at Gateway because the plan had always been for Josh to take over Gateway when Robert retired. In September, I first disclosed that Gateway Church founding pastor Robert Morris’ son Josh was going to plant a church in Austin, TX.

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