Why Church Planters Must Be Able to Teach

Tony Merida is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, director of theological training for Acts 29, dean of Grimke Seminary, and a Board member of The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of a number of books, including The Christ-Centered Expositor, Ordinary, and Orphanology. He and his wife, Kimberly, have five adopted children.

Ross Lester is a campus pastor and elder at The Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas. He previously served as lead pastor of Bryanston Bible Church and network director of Acts 29 Southern Africa. He is part of the network leadership team for Acts 29 Emerging Regions. Ross is married to Sue, and they have two children. He occasionally blogs at rosslester.com. You can follow him on Twitter.