About Father's Heart Reno-Sparks
Father's Heart Reno-Sparks started as a training ministry of Father's Heart International. It was founded by leadership team Tom and Kathie Griner, Ken and Diane Kasterko (now Pastors of Church on the Lake in Tahoe Vista). and Karen Page. Tom and Kathie Griner continue to serve oversight leadership, Ken and Diane Kasterko continue to be local advisers and Back to the Presence partners. Karen Page, in partnership with Judy Friederich, now serves the fellowship locally. We are part of a larger team which includes Albie and Helen Pearson, Michael Dalton and Jimmy Byan from Church in the Desert in Desert Springs, California.
Our ministry team has leaders who have been together from 7 to 30 years. That means we have a rich heritage of team and family that spans several decades. We therefore offer an invaluable experience for encountering and understanding apostolic team ministry from an organic family model. We are graced with hearts captivated by the presence of the Lord and the desire to awaken others to His presence. We are known for presence filled worship, loving, prophetic equipping and serving. There's something bigger going on!
More specifically, we are an apostolic family existing to:
• Live and promote a lifestyle of intimacy with God through experiencing His presence. Communion with Him is valued as the first thing and an end in itself.
• Calling forth people into destiny and family.
• Creating kingdom culture that manifests the words of Jesus, "The works that I do you shall do also and greater works".
Our ministry team has leaders who have been together from 7 to 30 years. That means we have a rich heritage of team and family that spans several decades. We therefore offer an invaluable experience for encountering and understanding apostolic team ministry from an organic family model. We are graced with hearts captivated by the presence of the Lord and the desire to awaken others to His presence. We are known for presence filled worship, loving, prophetic equipping and serving. There's something bigger going on!
More specifically, we are an apostolic family existing to:
• Live and promote a lifestyle of intimacy with God through experiencing His presence. Communion with Him is valued as the first thing and an end in itself.
• Calling forth people into destiny and family.
• Creating kingdom culture that manifests the words of Jesus, "The works that I do you shall do also and greater works".
What is Back to the Presence?
Back to the Presence is a prophetic worship gathering with an emphasis on rebooting our hearts to the reality that He is here, and He loves us. It is an opportunity to once again "taste and see that the Lord is good", discovering that as Christians we live under an open heaven with an awesome and happy God.
As the psalmist said, "Open wide your mouth and I (the Lord) will fill it". This is what a Back to the Presence gathering is all about. It is a gathering of Christians to celebrate and to "drink from the Lord's streams of delight". It's an acknowledgement, and resetting of our hearts to our highest calling and our greatest need--to experience the Glory of the Lord.
This ministry is hosted by Father's Heart International and FHReno. We have had some of the finest ministers including Michael Dalton, Dan McCollam, and Tommy Hovsepian. Join us for the next gathering. Find details at www.backtothepresence.org
As the psalmist said, "Open wide your mouth and I (the Lord) will fill it". This is what a Back to the Presence gathering is all about. It is a gathering of Christians to celebrate and to "drink from the Lord's streams of delight". It's an acknowledgement, and resetting of our hearts to our highest calling and our greatest need--to experience the Glory of the Lord.
This ministry is hosted by Father's Heart International and FHReno. We have had some of the finest ministers including Michael Dalton, Dan McCollam, and Tommy Hovsepian. Join us for the next gathering. Find details at www.backtothepresence.org
Tom Griner
Tom Griner
Tom has a desire to see you experience the transforming presence of the Lord. He is an equipper and kingdom Herald. Over the years he has been catalytic in helping plant churches here in the US, Guatemala and Africa. He has hosted spiritual gifts conferences in several countries as well as proclaiming the kingdom in city evangelism campaigns to as many as a one hundred thousand people in a night. His ministry is marked by people being transformed into lovers of Jesus and activated into ministers of the supernatural.
Tom has an earned doctor of ministry degree from Oral Roberts University. He has authored several books including Word of Knowledge: How to minister in revelation. He is founder and president of Father's Heart International, a mission to plant churches, evangelize, and save vulnerable children.
Tom is happily married to Kathie for 39 years. They have three daughters, three gran-daughters and one gran-son. They live in Springfield, Il. [email protected]
Tom has an earned doctor of ministry degree from Oral Roberts University. He has authored several books including Word of Knowledge: How to minister in revelation. He is founder and president of Father's Heart International, a mission to plant churches, evangelize, and save vulnerable children.
Tom is happily married to Kathie for 39 years. They have three daughters, three gran-daughters and one gran-son. They live in Springfield, Il. [email protected]
