This all began with a simple question: what if the next chapter of our life was about loving our neighbors well?

On our 10th anniversary, Ashley asked how she could better support me over the next decade, just as I had supported her while she started a nonprofit in the previous ten years. After some hesitation, I shared that I felt God was inviting us to focus on our neighborhood. It didn’t feel big or impressive, but it felt like the next faithful step.

As we moved into a new home, Ashley felt led to pray that it would become “a gathering place for the church.” At the time, we didn’t fully understand what that meant. We had hosted small groups before, but this felt like something deeper. That prayer began a journey of learning, praying, and slowly discovering the beauty of house churches—where people gather simply, share life deeply, and follow Jesus together in their homes.

Over the years, God continued to confirm this direction through conversations, relationships, and moments that felt too perfectly timed to be coincidence. He brought people into our lives who were already living this out, gave us opportunities to learn how this could be done wisely, and provided a growing sense of peace that this was the path He had for us.

Our sending church, Salt + Light Fort Worth, affirmed this calling as well. After completing a residency program for pastoral training, Salt + Light confirmed Kurtis as an Elder and commissioned a small group from the church to plant Chasah Church in the spring of 2025.

Today, our home is becoming a place of refuge—a place of chasah—for anyone who feels tossed around by life or distant from church. We are simply taking the next faithful step, trusting that God will continue to light the way.