On Saturday, April 11, a group of Church Extension Ministries supporters came to the Meet the Director luncheon at Fellowship Community in Whitehall, PA at the Zentz Center Community Room. Development Manager Mark Morrison opened in prayer and introduced Tim Zuck and his wife, Tori. Tim started his new role as Director of Church Extension Ministries on April 1.
Getting to Know Tim Zuck
After a delicious lunch, Mark Morrison led a Question and Answer time with Tim. Here are some of the things he shared:
- Tim grew up at the Lebanon Bible Fellowship Church and trusted in Christ as his Savior when he was young.
- After high school, Tim attended culinary school at Johnson & Wales University at a branch campus in Norfolk, VA.
- He worked as a sous chef at a dude ranch in Wyoming and at a resort in Colorado. It was while he was out west that God began to stir in him a call to ministry.
- He served as the Outpost Coordinator in the summer of 1998 at Victory Valley Camp (where Rachel Schmoyer was the Outpost Assistant!) God further confirmed his call to ministry while serving there.
- Tim has a few hobbies he enjoys. He smokes meat in his smoker, he mountain bikes, and he roots for the Phillies.
What Tim Learned from Church Planting
Tim church planted at Saucon Community BFC in Hellertown and Forks Community Church before becoming Director of Church Extension Ministries. Planting in Hellertown was the first time his family lived in the community where he was attending church and he got to see the fruit of immersing yourself in the community to reach people for Christ. He also saw the benefit of planting with a team of people when Calvary BFC in Coopersburg sent a group of people to help with the plant. At Forks Community Church, Tim learned resiliency as he was planting during COVID and at the same time Tori, his wife, was diagnosed with breast cancer. He felt like quitting at times, but the Lord sustained him. COVID was also a positive time for Forks Community Church since it gave them opportunity to regroup and pivot during the shutdown which resulted in a healthier church.
Tim also shared what he is looking forward to in this new role. “I am looking forward to targeting new sites for church planting so the Bible Fellowship Church can be an expanding fellowship of churches. I am looking forward to helping planters minister more effectively and plant more efficiently.”
Tim’s Fears and Future
One attendee asked Tim what his biggest fear is. “Failure,” Tim said and all in the room laughed, but then he followed up with “my fear at the moment is the unknown of where to plant next. I know I want us to expand incrementally since we have seen that when church plants are too far away from other Bible Fellowship Churches it is harder to adequately support them. But where should we go? North, south, or west of our current regions?” Tim also noted that the BFC regions working together to plant in their region will produce strong and healthy churches.
Tim is looking forward to serving the Lord as Director of Church Extension and most of all he is excited to see many people come to know Jesus Christ as their Savior through the future BFC church plants. Be praying for Tim as he adjusts to this new role and prayerfully seeks the Lord about where to plant next.