How it all started...
Matt & Lisa Weaver are the co-founders of River Church and The Portal School of Creativity and Innovation. They share a life-long vision to see the goodness of God made evident in the people around them. They are committed to empowering people to access heaven’s creative solutions for every area of life.
Matt and Lisa have lived in Bozeman, Montana, since 1992. They have pastored for over 30 years in Alaska, Washington, and Montana. They also started a successful business which they operated for 20 years until recently.
In 2013, they felt God calling them to start River Church as an expression of the five-fold ministry outlined in Ephesians 4:11-17. River Church has developed into an apostolic church where each person is empowered to understand and operate in their valuable and unique area of gifting, and making meaningful contributions to the Body of Christ and the community.
Family is their “happy place.” The Weavers have three grown daughters who are each remarkably creative and four grandchildren. They love traveling, equipping and empowering the people around them to walk in the Divine Beauty they were created for.
Matt and Lisa have lived in Bozeman, Montana, since 1992. They have pastored for over 30 years in Alaska, Washington, and Montana. They also started a successful business which they operated for 20 years until recently.
In 2013, they felt God calling them to start River Church as an expression of the five-fold ministry outlined in Ephesians 4:11-17. River Church has developed into an apostolic church where each person is empowered to understand and operate in their valuable and unique area of gifting, and making meaningful contributions to the Body of Christ and the community.
Family is their “happy place.” The Weavers have three grown daughters who are each remarkably creative and four grandchildren. They love traveling, equipping and empowering the people around them to walk in the Divine Beauty they were created for.
Expanding the vision...
We want to see every believer step into their God given identity by using and growing in the gifts and talents bestowed upon them by God to enrich and expand the Kingdom of Light.
Where we are headed...
Every believer has giftings from God in the 5-fold ministry (apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher Eph 4:11). Perhaps not in the "office" of that position, but definitely a measure of the gifting where we can identify and grow in what our purpose is. Ephesians 4:7 states, "Now to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it." In other words, we all have different measures of these gifts. It is like a train, where we are connected to others who equip and train us to become who we are called to be. We help every believer identify their giftings which helps to identify their calling. We all equip and build each other up into the Body of Christ....the Ekklesia.
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