Submitted: Pastor Sean Wilson September 16, 2012 marks a historical moment for both Pastors Sean and Janice Wilson. This was the day that both were in-stalled as Pastors of Greater Faith Victory Church of Waynesville, Missouri. As they were obedient to the call that was con-firmed June 16, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii by the laying on of hands, of Bishop Kelsey Lewis and sent to Missouri to plant the Ministry that they both carry in their hearts. The Church plant started as a Bible Study in their home in December 2011 and moved to the Super 8 Motel soon thereafter. On April 30, 2012 God opened up doors and showed great favor to the team as they acquired a store front location in the Hunters Point housing area and is the current location of Sunday Worship Services. History of the Call: Pastors Sean and Janice Wilson have a very unique testimony. In the 2004 the family was stationed in Germany and active members of New Covenant Christian Fellowship of Vilsack Germany. The Senior Pastors were Pastors Daryl and Linda McGee. During their time in that ministry Pastor Sean (who worked in the media ministry at the time) had an experience and encounter with God and made a vow that he would preach the Gospel and retire once he attained twenty-years of service in the Army; his only request was that the Lord would take care of his family. Pastor Janice was a member of the Praise and Worship at that time as well. They received orders and relocated to Hawaii where they joined and were active members of Fellowship Temple of Wahiawa, Hawaii and the Senior Pastor was Bishop George Henfield where they were involved in many areas of the Ministry as Pastor Sean was appointed as the Men’s Ministry Leader while also participating in other areas. Bishop Henfield assisted in guiding and establishing strong foundational teachings which set them both up for their predestined call and at the end of their two year tenure there they then partnered with Pacific Revival Center of Honolulu, Hawaii where they received training in many areas. In 2008 Pastor Sean deployed to Iraq and once he arrived God opened the door for him to teach Bible Study on Friday evenings to Soldiers in theater. Pastor Sean answered the call and about five months into the deployment God told him that once he returns to Hawaii that both he and his wife would be ordained as Pas-tors and then sent to plant a church of which Pastor Sean only shared this vision with his wife at the time. After redeployment Pastor Sean and Pastor Janice both were invited into Bishop Kelsey and Pastor Druscilla Lewis’ office and received a formal invitation into the Ministries Pastoral training Program. Pastor Sean withheld the word that the Lord had told him until a year later after the Ordination service. The confirmation of the call manifested itself after the ordination service which was held in June 2010. Soon after Pastors Sean and Janice moved to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri after Pastor Janice retired from the United States Army. Being sent to the local area as church planters they visited several Ministries and helped where they were allowed. They never joined any Ministry for one simple reason and that is they believe that when a person joins a Ministry it’s a marriage and a committed covenant relationship. They were sent to plant their Church and made their intentions apparent to each Pastors Church they visited. After Pastor Sean received confirmation of the start date for their ministry from the Lord he dropped his retirement papers and started Bible Study in their home on December 21, 2011. The initial vision and purpose which is still very much engrained in the heart of the Ministry is to “Fix the Cracks in the Foundation of the Believers”. In a nut shell what that means is that every believer must understand what Jesus Christ has done for the entire world when he was crucified. Many people don’t believe because they don’t really know Jesus in the intimate way that they should. They are a strong team of Ministers and desire to expand and share the Gospel and make Disciples of all Neighborhoods, Communities and Nations. 1 Tim 1:12 “And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, for that He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry”. Pastors Sean and Janice’s call came from the Lord and are committed to performing the will of God as he has equipped them to do. Pastor Sean has written and published a children’s book called “Life through the Eyes of a Butterfly” which encourages parents to speak life into their children and also reinforces the fact that every child has a predestined purpose. Pastor Sean is also on the BOTT Radio Station in Missouri and “I Am Gospel “ internet radio of which he shares inspirational messages as God as lead him to do so. If you want to know more information about Greater Faith Victory Church please visit www.greaterfaithvictory.org. 20
22 Publizr Home