Vision
Disciple Making Movement Lab
To establish a Disciple Making Movement Lab that immerses people into disciple-making core values with the goal of training them to evangelize in their own community. Additionally, to host mission teams from around the United States and provide ministry training through hands-on discipleship opportunities.
Simple Church Network
To start a network of Discovery Bible Studies and simple churches that regularly study God’s work and make disciples who make disciples. These Bible studies target difficult-to-reach neighborhoods across the New Orleans metropolitan area.
Strategy
Developed by Final Command Ministries. www.finalcommand.com
Pray and Fast
We surround everything we do in prayer with the goal of following God’s lead.
Serve With Purpose
We intentionally serve the New Orleans community with the purpose of sharing the love of Jesus Christ.
Find Persons of Peace
We aim to locate persons of peace through service.
Start Discovery Bible Studies
We partner with those persons of peace to start Discovery Bible Studies.
Embrace Multiplication
Our goal is to make disciples who make disciples.
What We Believe
Our Partners
About Jacob Crawford
Dr. Jacob Crawford is the Director of City Life NOLA and has been married to his beautiful wife Allyson since 2006. They are both from Central Louisiana and have two precious daughters, Alyvia and Avynleigh. Jacob previously served for fifteen years as a church planter with the Louisiana Baptist Convention in Avoyelles Parish and was the Director of Missions for the Louisiana Baptist Association before he and his family moved to New Orleans in 2020 to start City Life Nola. His wife, Allyson, is a school teacher and is currently teaching at the St. Bernard Parish School District. The Crawfords have been involved in ministry for twenty years and Jacob has served internationally in Trinidad, Tobago, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, and Bolivia. Jacob has also recently completed his DEdMin from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
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