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A Global Family Accelerating Gospel Transformation:
Family Network exists to accelerate gospel transformation for disciples of Jesus, leaders and churches. We seek to lay expert foundations for the church among diverse people groups on six continents. Our key shift for new and renewing churches is to return to the divine design of the first disciple-making movement under Jesus Christ and join this risen Lord’s momentum on the globe leading nearly 2000 such movements today.
Jesus is Lord, and the strategy of heaven is disciple-making movements until the gospel of the Kingdom is saturating every nation and people group on earth.
And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
Matthew 28:19-20
Strengthen local churches and leaders through Family Network:
As a vibrant local church (Family Church, Holland MI, USA, www.familychurch.app ) we want to strengthen local churches and leaders through Family Network with five proven pathways of support.
- Conference training and tools.
- Embed an engine of change in each local church of effective 1st and 2nd generation disciple-makers.
- Resource the renewal and growth of churches in quality and quantity through customized training (sermon preparation and preaching, kids’ ministry, missions, governance, volunteer mobilization, etc.)
- Mobilize churches that are multiplying through disciple-making in an apostolic network long-term.
- Fully integrate some churches into a dynamic multi-site campus movement with Family Church.
We seek receptive, reliable and reproducing disciple-makers to invest intentionally in others and produce faithful “multipliers” to the second, third and fourth generations. Jesus ministered to everyone in the multitudes, but he relied on his multipliers to change the world.
(Matthew 10, Luke 10, Acts 1:4-8)
“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”
(2 Timothy 2:2)
Our History
2017
Pastor Adam Grill and his family join a small church plant as the new lead pastor called “Grace Chapel by the Lakeshore” in Zeeland, Michigan. With rapid growth of children, youth and adults, the church is renamed Family Church and expands to multiple services on Sundays. During the Covid pandemic of 2020, the church grows from 400 to 700+ in attendance. Love God, Love People, Make Disciples is the focus.
2021
Ebeneezer Campus is launched to provide space for the growing church, transforming a closing church of 40 older adults and 0 children into a thriving church now of over 800 people weekly including 150 children.
2023
Transformacion’ Campus in San Salvador, the capitol of El Salvador, is launched. Also in Holland, Michigan, a 164,000 square foot facility on 44 acres is remodeled extensively from a bank’s corporate office space into Redwood Campus. Family Church is growing by 700-1000 people in worship attendance for several years as a top 100 fastest growing church in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of dollars per year send mission teams all over the globe nearly every month, and people serve over 3500 volunteer hours in local missions annually.
2025
Haven Campus in Hamilton MI begins in the fall of 2025 with an aging but committed congregation of 70 (with no children’s ministry) choosing life on mission with Family Church. In the next 90 days, Haven grows to 150-210 in worship with over 30 children included now.
2025
Disciple-making in and through Family Church reaches 3rd and 4th generation expansion with 400+ trained disciple-makers.
2025
Trained 300 leaders for disciple-making during October in El Salvador (100 churches) and 30 leaders during November in Japan, building on efforts during May in Kenya with 180 leaders.
2025
In the last quarter of the year, Family Network begins its work of partnering with other churches to help them thrive and grow. The focus is on disciple-making with a multiplication mindset through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
2017
Pastor Adam Grill and his family join a small church plant as the new lead pastor called “Grace Chapel by the Lakeshore” in Zeeland, Michigan. With rapid growth of children, youth and adults, the church is renamed Family Church and expands to multiple services on Sundays. During the Covid pandemic of 2020, the church grows from 400 to 700+ in attendance. Love God, Love People, Make Disciples is the focus.
2021
Ebeneezer Campus is launched to provide space for the growing church, transforming a closing church of 40 older adults and 0 children into a thriving church now of over 800 people weekly including 150 children.
2023
Transformacion’ Campus in San Salvador, the capitol of El Salvador, is launched. Also in Holland, Michigan, a 164,000 square foot facility on 44 acres is remodeled extensively from a bank’s corporate office space into Redwood Campus. Family Church is growing by 700-1000 people in worship attendance for several years as a top 100 fastest growing church in the United States. Hundreds of thousands of dollars per year send mission teams all over the globe nearly every month, and people serve over 3500 volunteer hours in local missions annually.
2025
Haven Campus in Hamilton MI begins in the fall of 2025 with an aging but committed congregation of 70 (with no children’s ministry) choosing life on mission with Family Church. In the next 90 days, Haven grows to 150-210 in worship with over 30 children included now.
2025
Disciple-making in and through Family Church reaches 3rd and 4th generation expansion with 400+ trained disciple-makers.
2025
Trained 300 leaders for disciple-making during October in El Salvador (100 churches) and 30 leaders during November in Japan, building on efforts during May in Kenya with 180 leaders.
2025
In the last quarter of the year, Family Network begins its work of partnering with other churches to help them thrive and grow. The focus is on disciple-making with a multiplication mindset through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
Growth Metrics
A Pathway to Multiply Disciples, Leaders, and Churches
Family Network exists to help churches and leaders move from where they are to where God is calling them—into a multiplying movement
of disciple-makers.
Each lane represents a deeper level of partnership, support, and shared mission.
IExplore Conference Participant
Step into a learning environment designed to inspire and connect.
Attend in-person or online gatherings with other Great Commission-driven leaders.
✔ Vision + inspiration
✔ Relational connection
✔ No long-term commitment
Best for: Churches exploring what’s next
Build Disciple-Making Church
Develop a culture of multiplication through intentional training and coaching.
✔ Build a core team of disciple-makers
✔ Simple, reproducible tools
✔ Coaching toward multi-generational disciples
Best for: Churches ready to shift cultur
Strengthen Resourced Church
Gain proven systems and resources to strengthen every area of ministry.
✔ Sermon series + teaching content
✔ Children’s ministry systems
✔ Worship + intergenerational engagement
✔ Team development (hospitality, safety, café, finance, governance, volunteer mobilization)
Best for: Churches wanting structure + support
Partner Full Partner Church Leader
Join in deeper alignment and shared mission with Family Network.
✔ Spiritual covering + relational partnership
✔ Leadership development and care
✔ Church planting and multiplication strategy
Best for: Churches ready for strategic alignment
Multiply Family Church Campus
Operate as one church in multiple locations with shared leadership and mission.
✔ Fully integrated systems + staff
✔ Shared identity and vision
✔ Empowered local campus leadership
Best for: Churches ready for full integration
Our Doctrinal Foundation
https://familychurch.app/what-we-believe (take the foundational beliefs section only, list of nine statements). These can be in a summary title and then click to expand that section, since content too long for one page here
https://familychurch.app/what-we-believeCore Values
A Worldwide Family
What began in one location has grown into a global movement. Today, Family Network partners with churches across multiple continents, united by our commitment to biblical truth and gospel mission.
Meet Our Team
Family Network is led by experienced pastors and ministry leaders who have served in local church contexts and understand the joys and challenges of pastoral ministry.
Adam Grill
Lead Pastor Family Church
Rich Lehman
Disciple Making Catalyst
Tim Vink
Network & Disciple Making Pastor
Dana Vink
Strategic Coordinator
Brent Heeres
Disciple-Making Catalys
Voices from Our Network
The best way to understand Family Network is through the stories of pastors and churches who have experienced the power of partnership.
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