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Citylight’s mission is to multiply disciples and churches. Our Family intentionally sends some of our most gifted, trained and equipped leaders, elders, and pastors out to pioneer and plant new churches. We are committed to generously supporting church planting and multiplication. Just as God provided for us, we want to send each church plant with the resources they need to run after God’s mission. Sometimes that means we send Godly leaders from one Citylight church to another Citylight church. Meet Ben & Joy Hamilton who are being sent from Citylight Omaha’s team to Radiant City’s team.

There is a desire in our Family of churches to reach college students with the gospel. Not only does this burden reflect our mission to multiply disciples and churches, but it also reflects a biblical commandment to teach God’s truth and hope in Jesus Christ to the next generation (Psalm 145; 78). Trent Marshall, college ministry director at Citylight South Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, has had this burden since graduating college.

The Citylight Family’s mission is to advance the Kingdom of God to new people and new places. Sometimes, that means our Family plants churches that are a part of our Family and other times, that means we send out amazing, Godly, called and qualified laborers to new church plants outside of our Family.

The aim of Citylight Family church planting residency is to raise up and release healthy gospel-centered men who will plant healthy gospel-centered churches that plant churches.

With over eight years of active participation with the leadership of the Citylight movement, I have witnessed several key “non-negotiable” values. I believe, to some significant degree, these reveal the incredible grace and kindness of the Lord that our Family of Churches have and are experiencing.