Hi, I’m Nathan Creitz. I am the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Bay Shore, NY.
My mission is to make, mature, and mobilize disciples of, for, and to all nations. In short, I want to help disciples make disciples.
To that end, I write on spiritual growth, stewardship, disciple-making, leadership, and preaching. On occasion, I write on specialized topics like church planting, urban missions, homeschooling, and social media.
My goal is to create insightful, relevant content that you can put to work in your life today. Whether you are in full-time ministry or not, if you consider yourself a follower of Jesus then this blog is for you.
I typically post once or twice a week, occasionally more. To make sure you don’t miss my newest posts, you can subscribe via email. It’s quick, easy, and if you discover my emails are no longer helpful to you, feel free to unsubscribe at any time.
Top 10 Posts
If you’re looking for a place to start, here are my top 10 articles.
- 7 Reasons Why You’ve Never Made A Disciple
- 52 Natural Ways To Kickstart A Disciple-Making Relationship
- The Pastor-Driven Church
- Making Disciple-Making Disciples
- A Lack of Multiplication (of Disciples, Small Groups, and Churches) Leads to Division
- Four Crucial Habits To Help A New Disciple Form On Day One
- The Mission of the Church [Part 1] [Part 2]
- Can The Church Be Organized And Organic?
- 10 Adoption Statistics That Might Surprise You
My writing has also been featured on Gospel-Centered Discipleship and ChurchLeaders.com.
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About Me
Since June 2004, I have been involved in making disciples and planting churches in the Northeast. But the best thing that has happened in that time is that I met and married my beautiful wife Kim. Shortly after we got married we moved outside of Boston so that I could complete my MDiv at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
The second best thing that has happened is that we now have three children, Zoe, Zachary, and Caleb.
Overall, I have been in ministry for 20 years and my desire is to help disciples make disciples. This passion has taken me to a dozen nations and to many places throughout the U.S. My speaking page gives details about my availability and upcoming events (currently limited to 2 travel engagements per year outside of the Metro New York area).
In 2019, our family moved to Long Island, NY to pastor Calvary Baptist Church.
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