{"id":14917,"date":"2023-07-06T04:46:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T02:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=14917"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:00:41","slug":"new-evangelist-appointed-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/new-evangelist-appointed-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"New Evangelist Appointed in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/milestonechurches.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Milestone Churches<\/a>\u2019 focus on the next generation continues to bear fruit as they witnessed the appointment of a second evangelist in two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 25th, the Milestone family came together to celebrate the appointment of Thor Belarde as evangelist.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorAppointment-683x1024.jpeg?resize=512%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14918\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorAppointment.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorAppointment.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorAppointment.jpeg?resize=768%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorAppointment.jpeg?resize=1025%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorAppointment.jpeg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having been baptized in 2008, Thor has served the congregation with his passion for the campus and youth ministries. He and his wife Gabrielle (Gabi) currently lead the fruitful campus ministry and recently accepted the call to oversee the young professional ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Thor and Gabi are much loved and respected ministers of the Milestone family, known for their energy, concern for others, creativity, and fun-loving spirit. They have been married for five years and have two young children.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorGabby.jpeg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14919\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorGabby.jpeg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorGabby.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are certainly blessed to witness Thor Belarde\u2019s appointment and look forward to seeing all that God will continue to do through his passion and love for His people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, the Milestone Churches have had a prayerful focus on raising up the next generation of ministers. Through a dynamic leadership model, our younger ministers have received mentorship and been provided opportunities for leadership in various areas of ministry. That determination has born much fruit as the church is now blessed to have NextGen ministers powerfully leading throughout the church and in the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milestone Churches&#8217; dedication to the next generation bears fruit with the appointment of Thor Belarde as the second evangelist in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14918,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71,387],"tags":[54],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-14917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-leadership","tag-north-america"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ThorAppointment.jpeg?fit=1080%2C1619&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Ashaki Sorrell","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/asorrell\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-3SB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2354,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/milestone-churches-in-toronto-celebrate-transition-of-leadership\/","url_meta":{"origin":14917,"position":0},"title":"Milestone Churches in Toronto Celebrate Transition of Leadership","author":"dtadmin","date":"June 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"On April 4th, 2021, the Milestone Churches in Toronto, Canada, celebrated a historic transition of leadership with the appointment of Kevin and Nadene Joachim as lead evangelist and women's ministry leader of the church.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kevinandnadenejoachim-6113beea.jpg?fit=800%2C451&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kevinandnadenejoachim-6113beea.jpg?fit=800%2C451&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kevinandnadenejoachim-6113beea.jpg?fit=800%2C451&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kevinandnadenejoachim-6113beea.jpg?fit=800%2C451&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4413,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/north-river-campus-leaders-honored-as-evangelist-women-s-ministry-leader\/","url_meta":{"origin":14917,"position":1},"title":"North River Campus Leaders Honored as Evangelist &amp; Women&#039;s Ministry Leader","author":"dtadmin","date":"May 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Great news from the North River Church of Christ in Atlanta, Georgia!","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Campus&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Campus","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/campus-ministry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/masseysnorthriverchurchofchrist.jpg?fit=1200%2C953&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/masseysnorthriverchurchofchrist.jpg?fit=1200%2C953&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/masseysnorthriverchurchofchrist.jpg?fit=1200%2C953&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/masseysnorthriverchurchofchrist.jpg?fit=1200%2C953&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/masseysnorthriverchurchofchrist.jpg?fit=1200%2C953&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4220,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/central-jersey-appoints-an-evangelist-and-womens-ministry-leader\/","url_meta":{"origin":14917,"position":2},"title":"Central Jersey Appoints Evangelist and Women\u2019s Ministry Leader","author":"dtadmin","date":"July 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the last few years we\u2019ve seen God work through some pretty amazing ways, including the appointment of three elders and an evangelist and women\u2019s ministry leader at the Shore Points Church in 2017. 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