Meet Onterio and Crystal Green

Today we’d like to introduce you to Onterio and Crystal Green. Them and their team share their story with us below:

Pastors Onterio and Crystal have been married for almost 2 decades and have spent most of that time in full-time ministry. For the last 5.5 years prior to stepping out on faith to plant Courageous, Onterio served on staff as Associate Pastor at The Potter’s House, one of the most Iconic and noteworthy churches in America. Raising their three children and helping them to identify their God-given gifts and callings is and will always be their highest priority. After five separate confirmations from God, The Green’s decided to be obedient, uproot their family, and relocate to Tampa, Florida to plant Courageous Church.

Their Vision at Courageous Church is to see Courage rise in the hearts of all people through the love of God, faith in God, serving others, and building community. We are a life-giving church with a heart to see people living courageously.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Starting a brand-new church in the midst of a pandemic and an election year has come with many obstacles that we have had to overcome. Fundraising was a challenge with so much going on in our country that it could make the “ask” for financial supporters come across as tone-deaf. Recruiting a team of volunteers totally shifted in strategy as the pandemic began to increase. We had to go from having face-to-face coffee meetings to zoom coffee meetings instead. It’s much much harder to build connection without being face-to-face with a person, but we made it happen and people didn’t seem to mind it at all. It is a tough terrain because Covid has changed everything. We’ve had to be creative with making people and our Dream Team feel loved and special in a safe way. Covid has been a struggle but has also made us stronger and for that we are grateful!

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
Pastor Onterio is a Husband, Father, Pastor, Evangelist, Leadership Coach, and Author are just a few words that sum up who Onterio Green is grew up in the city of Dallas Texas where he came to know Christ as his Savior at the age of 15 in the Summer of 1999. He would go on to Graduate from Christ for the Nations (CFNI) Bible College in 2007 where he received a Practical Theology Degree, and most importantly, confirmation of his call into full-time ministry.

Onterio has pastored and mentored the next generation for over a decade and counting. He most recently served as Young Adults and E-Church Pastor at one of America’s Largest and most Influential churches in the world, The Potters House, under leadership of Bishop TD Jakes in Dallas TX. In addition, Onterio was also a Professor at Christ for the Nations where he taught a full semester course on Young Adult Ministry and Next Gen Leadership.

In December of 2018, Onterio accepted the call of God to transition he and his family into the office of a Full-Time Itinerary Evangelist and Next Gen Leadership Coach through his online Coaching Program called The Platoon.

Onterio has spoken on over 4 different Continents and to thousands of people from every age and stage of life. He is a creative communicator and leadership developer who has had the privilege of serving many great churches Worldwide such as Hillsong CapeTown, PlanetShakers Australia, The Potter’s House of Dallas, Arise Church New Zealand, and Rhema Church South Africa, just to name a few. He and his wife Crystal have also made several television appearances on Daystar and TBN. Onterio is also the author of the E-book “Millennial Insight, The CEO Principle” as a ministry aid to Next Generation Pastor and Leaders everywhere.

Pastors Onterio and Crystal’s passion is about helping and loving on people. God spoke to their hearts about moving to Tampa to plant a church in April 2019 and all the years of experience has led up to this moment. They enthusiastically have church on Sunday mornings at the Bryan Glazier Jewish Community Center at 11 am in the Soho area of Tampa.

How do you define success?
We define success by impact and impact is defined by how many lives you transform along the way.

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: www.courageouschurch.online
• Instagram: @courageous_church
• Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/courageouschurchtampa/
• YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/pastoronteriogreen