Jorge Acevedo

Jorge Acevedo loves Jesus Christ and his Church. Touched by the grace of God at seventeen, he was never the same. Rescued from a life of addictions, his greatest delight is connecting people to Jesus and the Church.

Born in Puerto Rico, Jorge, at the age of four months, moved with his family to the United States, where he was raised. Jorge is married to Cheryl Montgomery. Their oldest son, Daniel, lives in Cape Coral, Florida, and is the father to their four beautiful grandchildren, Mia, Levi, Seth, and Zoe. They also have a fantastic younger son, Nathan, who lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Jorge retired after 39 years of local church pastoral ministry and is a coach, writer, and speaker (www.jorgeacevedo.com). He was the Lead Pastor at Grace Church, a multi-site congregation in Southwest Florida, for 27 years. Jorge also served churches in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Kissimmee, Florida; and Lexington, Kentucky. 

Jorge is a 1984 graduate of Asbury College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Bible. He is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity Degree. He also earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2023 from United Theological Seminary with a dissertation on Congregational Vitality: The Church’s Journey from Heroic Solo Leadership to Generative Team Leadership. Jorge received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary in 2023.

Jorge wrote Everybody Needs Some Cave Time: Finding God in Dark Places (Invite Resources, 2023), Neighboring (Abingdon Press, 2019), and Vital: Churches Changing Communities and the World (Abingdon Press, 2013). He co-authored A Field Guide for Methodist Fresh Expressions (Abingdon Press, 2020), The Grace-Full Life: God’s All-Reaching, Soul-Saving, Character-Shaping, Never-Ending Love (Abingdon Press, 2017), Sent: Giving the Gift of Hope at Christmas (Abingdon Press, 2015) and The Heart of Youth Ministry (Bristol House, 1989).

Cape Coral, FL

Grace Church

Grace Church began its relationship with SLI in the Fall of 2006 in my tenth year at Grace Church. At the time, we were what I would call “a mile wide and an inch deep.” The amazing growth we had experienced in my first ten years was not sustainable. Our SLI coach began to help us build healthy teams led by spiritual leaders who cultivated transformational cultures and fruitful processes. By practicing and getting better at the principles we learned from SLI, we have grown sustainable depth in our ministry and are increasing in our multiplying possibilities.

Jorge Acevedo

Jorge Acevedo loves Jesus Christ and his Church. Touched by the grace of God at seventeen, he was never the same. Rescued from a life of addictions, his greatest delight is connecting people to Jesus and the Church.

Born in Puerto Rico, Jorge, at the age of four months, moved with his family to the United States, where he was raised. Jorge is married to Cheryl Montgomery. Their oldest son, Daniel, lives in Cape Coral, Florida, and is the father to their four beautiful grandchildren, Mia, Levi, Seth, and Zoe. They also have a fantastic younger son, Nathan, who lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Jorge retired after 39 years of local church pastoral ministry and is a coach, writer, and speaker (www.jorgeacevedo.com). He was the Lead Pastor at Grace Church, a multi-site congregation in Southwest Florida, for 27 years. Jorge also served churches in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Kissimmee, Florida; and Lexington, Kentucky. 

Jorge is a 1984 graduate of Asbury College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Bible. He is a graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity Degree. He also earned a Doctor of Ministry degree in 2023 from United Theological Seminary with a dissertation on Congregational Vitality: The Church’s Journey from Heroic Solo Leadership to Generative Team Leadership. Jorge received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary in 2023.

Jorge wrote Everybody Needs Some Cave Time: Finding God in Dark Places (Invite Resources, 2023), Neighboring (Abingdon Press, 2019), and Vital: Churches Changing Communities and the World (Abingdon Press, 2013). He co-authored A Field Guide for Methodist Fresh Expressions (Abingdon Press, 2020), The Grace-Full Life: God’s All-Reaching, Soul-Saving, Character-Shaping, Never-Ending Love (Abingdon Press, 2017), Sent: Giving the Gift of Hope at Christmas (Abingdon Press, 2015) and The Heart of Youth Ministry (Bristol House, 1989).

Cape Coral, FL

Grace Church

Grace Church began its relationship with SLI in the Fall of 2006 in my tenth year at Grace Church. At the time, we were what I would call “a mile wide and an inch deep.” The amazing growth we had experienced in my first ten years was not sustainable. Our SLI coach began to help us build healthy teams led by spiritual leaders who cultivated transformational cultures and fruitful processes. By practicing and getting better at the principles we learned from SLI, we have grown sustainable depth in our ministry and are increasing in our multiplying possibilities.

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