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Gabe Martin

Gabe Martin and his wife, Misty, have been married since 2006 and have two children, Ross and Lily. Gabe proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 11 years. While in the Navy, Gabe began his seminary training and also served in a variety of ministries, including mission work, leading community servant-evangelism teams, serving on the worship team, teaching Pre-K Bible lessons and various preaching roles. After leaving the military to pursue full-time ministry, he attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he earned his master of divinity degree. Before coming to San Diego to plant Pillar Church, Gabe served as a pastor in East Texas.

Resources from Gabe

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Your Church Needs More Than You

Gabe Martin

Your church needs more than you. Making this a bedrock conviction of your church-planting strategy will enable you to plant a church pleasing to God and edifying for His people.
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You Are More Than Your Ministry

Gabe Martin

We are unhealthy if we aren’t sure where we end and our ministry begins. Remember: When the Father looks at you, He doesn’t see an employee; He sees His child.
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Build in the Beginning What You Want in the End

Gabe Martin

These three biblical intangibles will stand the test of time – and allow your church to do the same.
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5 Things Future Church Planters Should Be Doing Right Now

Gabe Martin

You’ve sensed the Lord’s calling to plant a church but you’ve got a while before you’re sent out. What should you be doing in the meantime? Here are five things future church planters should be doing right now
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Charles Spurgeon, Pt.1 – Church Planting Ethics

Gabe Martin

Among the myriad of ministries to which Charles Spurgeon was committed, one of the most impactful was his commitment to establishing new churches. Let me share with you three of his ethical considerations that church planters 140 years later still would do well to incorporate into their ministry. 
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How Do I Get Started in Planting?

Gabe Martin

To get started in church planting, you must confirm that God has called you to this work.