Our Vision
To Train, Equip and Care for present & next-generation Pastors, and build vibrant, relevant mature Christ-centered communities in Latin America and Spain where every non-religious person can exercise their God-given gifts.
Our Mission
Training, discipling and mentoring next generation Pastors and Leaders to plant, grow and develop strong, relevant Christ-centered churches in Spanish-speaking countries, regions and communities that develop, mature, and reproduce multiple new church plants extending God’s Kingdom through the gospel, Biblical growth, and all practicing their God-given gifts.
Our Story
Co-Laborers With Christ was started in 2000 by Carlos & Nubia Chacon and Bob & Genie Bennett, a Board of Directors, formally approved as a Non-profit 501C-3 by the IRS in 2003, and in 2013 Elmer & Monica Rojas joined these two other experienced Pastors and church-planters. At God’s leading, they responded to their calling for church planting in the Spanish-speaking world and meeting the need of caring for & mentoring Pastors, their wives, and families who care for everyone else but very few take care of them. Co-Laborers, for the last 22 years, has been training, equipping, and caring/mentoring key existing pastors and church-planters in Spain and Latin America in their own countries through personal 2-4 visits year, on-line messaging and calls, phone calls, pastoral networking, retreats, seminars, and national and regional conferences. In July 2022, to meet the need for new pastors and leaders, we plan to start classes at the Co-Laborers with Christ Institute in Palmares, Costa Rica where we plan to train, develop and equip Next Generation Spanish-speaking Church-planters, Pastors, and Entrepreneurs for the gospel, Biblical growth and spirit-filled ministry to their own and other communities, regions, and countries.
Experienced Leadership
Each person has brought their gifting and experienced leadership
to the team.
Senior Leaders
Carlos Chacon is an excellent Pastor-teacher, planting 100+ churches, pioneer, missionary to Spain, counselor, Dean of Harvest Bible University -- Costa Rica Extension, Conference speaker, past National Director – Association Costa Rica Vinas.
Elmer Rojas is outstanding as Pastor-teacher, church-planter, team builder, businessman, Architect, strategist, counselor, missionary to Spain, International missionary counselor for Mission Organizations w/his wife, and National Director for Association Costa Rica Vinas
Roberto Bennett is an experienced Counselor, Coach, Mentor, Pastor, Christian Camps Executive Director, church planter, missionary to Costa Rica and Spain, builder-developer, former Business Manager/Director of Operations --Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
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Team Leaders:
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Ismael de la Cruz is an experienced Pastor of 40 yrs. in Peru, teacher, professor, Bible School/Seminary president, overseer of many Pastors, scholar, writer, author of one book on Vina values and working on another about the Culture of the Vina
Jairo Quinteros has been a lead Pastor-Teacher and Church planter for 20 years in Chile, Businessman, overseer of multiple social outreaches with his pastor wife: Free medical/dental clinic, child orphanage, help for high school diploma and Christian Day School.