Shane Boyd Headshot

Project: Gathering of Nomads  
Leader:
 Shane Boyd  
Website: 
www.gatheringofnomads.com

Purpose

To make disciples within the Nomadic Community, and helping others do the same.

Project Categories

  • Innovative Approaches to Church Planting: Bivo/Covo and Business for Mission Models and Expressions

  • Innovative Approaches to Church Planting: Micro Models and Expressions

  • Innovative Approaches to Church Planting: Methods and Models for Mobilizing Everyday Missionaries

  • Innovative Approaches to Church Planting: Other
  • Innovative Approaches for the Next Generation: Evangelism/Reaching/Engaging

  • Innovative Approaches for the Next Generation: Discipling and Retaining

  • Innovative Approaches for the Next Generation: Mobilizing

  • Innovative Approaches for the Next Generation: Pipelines for Church Planting and Leadership Innovative Approaches for the Next Generation: Other

Big Idea and Overview

In April 2022 we became missionaries to the rapidly growing RV/Van-life Community, By October 2022 we launched a ministry network focusing on the multiplying of disciples with in the Nomads (full-time RV living and traveling world). In December we launched a vision that starting in 2023 we would travel to 20 campgrounds, establish 10 new Disciple making families (Chapters) and be reaching 100 people each week. 

 

Customer / Mission Field Context

When you think about Church you typically think of a location to gather, but what about the people who live on the road, travel, and live like nomads. How do we offer church to a community with no Zip-code? Before and During Covid there was an explosion of people beginning to live this lifestyle. This has looked like a 192% increase in campsite reservations between 2020 and 2022 and increased 220% from 2020 -2022. What is crazy is that 22% of R/V ownership is comprised of 18-34 year olds.

Goals and Desired Outcomes

  • We hope to personally visit 20 campgrounds this year. Raise 10 additional Chapters. Minister to 100 people each week. See each Chapter make 2-3 Disciples who will in turn make 2-3 disciples.

  • Lastly we want to see each Chapter raising their own $500-$1000 per month of financial support.

Results and
Impact

We have seen 3 Salvations, 3 Baptisms, over 100 reconciliations back to Jesus, Hundreds of people hear the word of God for the first time, and thousands of prayers over a multitude of people.

Media Assets

Gathering of Nomads
Exponential NEXT Podcast