We are Genesis Collective
Together On Mission
Global Adventurers
We are committed to journeying to the farthest corners of the earth, bringing the transformative message of the gospel to every nation we encounter.
Gospel Storytellers
We passionately share the life-changing narrative of Jesus, making His truth known in every community and culture we touch.
Jesus-Community Creators
We are dedicated to planting and nurturing vibrant, multiplying communities that live out the love and teachings of Jesus in every context.
Taking the Gospel to the Nations
From the beginning, God's intentions were clear when He commanded Adam and Eve to "increase, multiply, fill the earth." Jesus reaffirmed this call with His mandate to take the gospel to "Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth." This is the gospel’s rallying cry—not only to those who have never heard the name of Jesus but also to places where His name has been forgotten or ignored.
Growing & Developing Leaders
No mission can be fulfilled without the full mobilization, training, coaching, and mentoring of its leaders. Jesus’ model, exemplified by His interactions with the 3, the 12, the 72, and the 120, serves as our framework for nurturing the calling, gifts, and ministries of each emerging leader.
Planting & Strengthening Churches
The heart of the scriptures reveals that the fruit of the Jesus’ ministry is to be "a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor." Planting communities that love Jesus is one of the central goals of the New Covenant. We are committed to creating and strengthening healthy, vibrant, and multiplying communities through our focus on theology, community, mission, and leadership.
Gatherings
Our gatherings are designed to cultivate and celebrate the deep friendships and relationships that form the foundation of our apostolic life together. These gatherings are not just activities—they are opportunities to connect, grow, and strengthen the bonds that sustain our mission. Join us as we journey together, valuing every relationship along the way.
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Nepal
Nov 26 - Dec 5, 2024
This trip will involve ministering into three regions of Nepal, and possibly lecturing at the Bible Training Academy.
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Sri Lanka Motorbike Trip
Jan 27-Feb 2, 2025
The team is made up of people from partnering churches around the world, and from a few local leaders in Sri Lanka. Being comfortable on a motorbike is a high priority, as we travel to the various cities, towns and villages where the work is being done. Our goal is to see, encourage, train, serve in any way we can, and proclaim the good news of the coming kingdom.
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Dubai Collective
Mar. 15-16, 2025
Calling leaders and potential leaders from partnering churches in the Middle East, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan and the nations around these countries to gather in Dubai.
March 15 - Full day conference
March 16 - Visiting various local churches
Contact Person:
Robyn Vermeulen
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South African Collective
Apr. 1-4, 2025
This annual collective, seeks to bring together all the leaders from the churches we partner with. This gives us opportunity to wrestle with the challenges that face the region, without losing the power of the gospel, the kingdom advancing, and the sheer joy of furthering our relationships.
Contact Person:
Thato Maja
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Western Europe Collective
May 13-16, 2025
A gathering of leaders from the churches we work with in Western Europe. Priority will be given to strengthen and encourage the churches, fuel a great sense of mission and develop our togetherness.
Contact Person:
Heath van Staden
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Sri Lanka - Pre-Global Collective Prayer
Aug 9 - 16, 2025
We are excited to invite those with a heart for prayer to join us in Sri Lanka to pray for our larger Collective gathering in 2026. We will pray across the nation, joining with the local churches there, to prepare the way.
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The Americas Collective
Oct. 21-24, 2025
Gathering together from Canada, the US, Mexico, Colombia, and Nicaragua, we are excited to further develop our relationships. The rich uniqueness of this region allows for some intentional conversations that we who minister in this region, all face.
Contact Person:
Linda Fouché
Cohorts
Our passion is to take the gospel to the four corners of the earth. To this end we have a commitment to mentor and train future leaders and church planters and commission them to their global assignments. We achieve this through various and diverse cohorts
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Church Planting 1.0
This annual cohort is for those exploring church planting and creating Jesus communities worldwide. Designed and mentored by experienced church planters, it offers a practical and foundational look at culture creation in a new community.
Contact Person:
Terry Fouché
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Church Planting 2.0
This ongoing cohort is designed to empower those who have already started on the journey of church planting. Participants have an opportunity to help each other explore the beauty, wonder and challenges of creating community. Together they engage the common challenges experienced, thereby fostering healthy critical thinking.
Contact Person:
Linda Fouché
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Sri Lanka and India E4 Cohort
One of the most powerful tools to accelerate the gospel work of strengthening and planting churches in these two nations of more than 1.4 billion people, is to identify, equip, and release Ephesians 4 gifts. Obviously this must be a work of the Holy Spirit, with whom we seek to collaborate. These monthly calls explore the nature and roles of the E4 office bearers and seek to activate these gifts in the context of South East Asia.
Contact Person:
Rob Hutton
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Worship Cohort
This bi-monthly Zoom is for worship leaders, musicians, and songwriters. It is designed to encourage and motivate those ministering in music to remain fresh, creative, and sensitive to the Spirit. This mutual exhortation time seeks to empower participants to minister prophetically, yet with hearts of a shepherd.
Contact Person:
Thula Mbambo
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Latin World Cohort
We have been working into the Latin world in various spaces and places. We therefore created a monthly Zoom call to compare notes, wrestle with similar challenges, and discern the Father’s purposes and plans for this group. Our ministry currently reaches the Hispanic/Latino communities in Los Angeles, Virginia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Portugal, Argentina, and Brazil (by association).
Contact Person:
Memo Parra
Los Angeles, California
Global Initiatives
Our Global Initiatives offer ongoing opportunities to partner with us in discipling the nations, recognizing that it takes the whole church to fulfill this mission. Whether through church planting, leadership development, or community impact, we honor the diverse gifts and roles that each participant brings to this shared journey. Join us as we work together to make a global impact for the gospel.
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Hawaii Leadership Residency
For ages 18-24
Ready to embark on a life-changing adventure? Join us for three months in the stunning paradise of Hawaii. Here we embrace the spirit of the islands while being mentored in the teachings of Jesus and serving on the ranch where you will be hosted. The desire is to create a space where you can grow amidst the challenges of today’s world.
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Global Prayer Team
Nothing happens without prayer! We have a global team of intercessors who help carry the weight of global initiatives, our partner churches, and vital leadership. A weekly note is sent, and people pray!!
Contact Person:
Linda Fouché
Altadena, CA
Our Story
Our story began with a group of longstanding friends enjoying a weekend away in Laguna Beach, California. Over the course of the weekend, God clearly revealed that we were to recalibrate to a new adventure to embrace being “Together on Mission”.
Since those early days in 2017 we began to discover what that really meant, and we have passionately built out an apostolic story.
Working in about eighteen nations, we have found ourselves planting and strengthening churches and giving ourselves to leadership development. We have helped establish orphanages as well as given ourselves to city impact. We have sought to see the gospel impact the world with great compassion and power. We are better together.
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To be Global adventurers, Gospel storytellers, and Jesus-community creators
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Tell the gospel story in the four corners of the earth
Invest in leadership growth and development
Plant and strengthen healthy, multiplying, Jesus-loving communities
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To a lost world, hope …
To a hurting world, relationship …
To a fractured world, leadership …
To a floundering world, truth …
To a myopic world, the nations …
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Humble Service
We value our calling to be servants of the Lord, serving his purposes and his people, in the power and strength of his Holy Spirit.
Gracious Generosity
We value giving generously of our time, gifts, and resources - our whole lives - because we remember that we are the recipients of God’s eternal kindness and generosity in the new life we have in Jesus.
Radical Obedience
We value following the Lord, and staying in step with the Holy Spirit, and not bowing down to the prevailing culture, or our own good ideas and worldly planning.
Relational Priority
We value our friendships and relationships. They are not a means to an end, but rather the very basis of apostolic life together.
Working in Team
We value the mandate to carry out our mission in partnership with others - honoring the different gifts and the role that each member plays. We know that it will take the whole church to disciple the whole world.
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We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, and only authoritative Word of God.
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death on the cross through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of God the Father, in His ongoing intercession for the saints, and in His personal return in power and glory to establish the new heavens and new earth.
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling and empowering, the Jesus-follower is enabled to mature and live a godly life.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those that are saved, to the resurrection of life and to eternal unity with God, and those that are lost, to eternal separation from God.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Leadership Team
Our leadership team is driven by a shared passion to tell the gospel story in the four corners of the globe, invest in leadership growth and development, and plant and strengthen healthy, multiplying, Jesus-loving communities
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Costa Mesa, CA
Chris and Meryl started their journey of ministry in South Africa in 1982. True church planting veterans, they have initiated countless plants around the world. They have lead three churches (the current one in Costa Mesa, CA), and are committed to training and mentoring young leaders in their own church planting endeavors - and they show no signs of slowing down! They have three children, two sons-in-law, and six grandchildren.
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Centurion, South Africa
George & Liezl love the local church and seeing the nations come to Christ. Their mission? To make Jesus famous, starting with their hearts, home, and three kids… and then, the world! Fueled by good coffee and laughter, they take their calling seriously, but not themselves. Presently they're learning French, and Duo Lingo has been their most patient teacher—though they're practically experts at slow-motion French. They love sharing meals with friends and exploring new towns on foot or bicycle, which is another excuse for more great food and company!
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Altadena, CA
Terry and Linda, church planters from South Africa, lead a table community in Altadena, CA. They love people, and truly believe that hospitality is God’s secret weapon. Linda is a creative at heart. Terry (a lifelong Liverpool supporter) delights in boring everyone with his repetitive stories about a myriad of experiences and hobbies. It’s a joy for them to serve on the Genesis Collective leadership, supporting whoever and however they can.
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London, UK
Originally from South Africa, Keath & Michelle moved to London in their twenties. After enjoying some travel, they got very involved in their local church. In 2011 they took over the leadership of Kingsgate, in Kingston, UK. They have three wonderful kids, who they love vacationing with. They are passionate about ministry. Keath's great love is studying and teaching the word, along with seeing their city transformed by the Gospel. Michelle runs a small gardening business enabling others to find joy in their gardens once again. She is a creative at heart, enjoying sewing and various creative endeavors.
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Durban, South Africa
Nick and Katie Hardy, have two delightful adult children. Originally from Mauritius, they have lived most of their adult lives in and around Durban, South Africa. They were captured by the Gospel of Jesus many decades ago and have been in full time ministry since 1997. Since 2000 they have been leading Red Point Church in Pinetown, a stunning community who they love dearly. They deem it a privilege to work with their friends from Genesis Collective into a number of nations, particularly in Mauritius and South Africa.
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Dubai, UAE
Linda and Rob lead a beautiful, faith community in Dubai, UAE called Well of Life, with vibrant, entrepreneurial Jesus lovers from literally dozens of countries. The location and nature of Dubai also makes it a natural kingdom gateway to the nations. They have been married for more than 30 years, during which time they've transitioned out of their professions into ministry, led two churches, and have raised three amazing kids, and had a blast doing it!
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Los Angeles, CA
Daniel (DJ) and Crista lead Imago Dei in Bellflower, CA. They planted Imago Dei (“image of God”) in 2015, a beautifully diverse and gospel centered reproducing community. DJ and Crista have been married since 2008, are still madly in love, and have 5 kids under 10 years old. They are captivated by the person of Jesus and want everyone to “come and see” him.
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Thousand Oaks, CA
Matt and Kristen were married in 2001 and have had the privilege of raising five amazing kids. They lead Anthem Church in Thousand Oaks, CA and have been a part of the Genesis Collective Leadership since 2017. Jesus has captured their hearts and they love talking about Him wherever they can. Whether at home or abroad, their family has been so grateful to be a part of this global Gospel adventure! Nations they are working into: US, Nepal, Laos, England, Wales, Turkey.
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Durban, South Africa
Thula is part of the eldership team at Red Point Church in Durban, South Africa. He has a deep love for worship and training others to lead worship. Seeing people responding to God in praise continues to be one of the highest privileges of his life. He’s super grateful that the ministry has allowed him to travel and experience new places and build friendships around the world.
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Cape Town, South Africa
Andrew and Fiona lead Church-on-Main in Cape Town, South Africa, a church they planted in 1998. Andrew has a passion for the study and making clear of God’s life-giving Word. Fiona is a creative who also loves to communicate God’s truth and delights in hearing God’s heart for people. Together Andrew and Fiona have been privileged to travel and help churches in many contexts. They were married in 1991 and have two wonderful and much-loved children.
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Newport, Wales
Heath and Leah, who live in Newport, Wales, where they lead Liberty Church, have three amazing children. Sunshine (ironic as to where they live), the beach, and wide open spaces are their happy, fun spaces. They love seeing people live fully alive, growing into who they were made to be by Jesus. It’s their honor to work with a team into their own nation and currently also into Nepal, Cyprus, Greece and the Baltic region.
Contact
If you have any questions about Genesis Collective, the collectives that we host, or our global initiatives, please leave us a message.