George Stagg has a big vision for a big metropolitan area.
The twin cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul have a combined population of about 3.2 million residents-the 16th largest metro area in the nation. Stagg’s vision is to see tens of thousands of those individuals involved in a multi-site church family that combines lives transformed by the power of Christ with the strength of long-term relationships that demonstrate love, forgiveness, the bearing of burdens, and the building up of one another in all areas of life.
Bubbling with youthful enthusiasm as he describes his vision, Stagg, 36, is nursing a triple espresso at Barbette’s Cafe in the trendy Lake Calhoun/Uptown area of Minneapolis where he and his family began a church-planting effort in 2007.