The Christian Post released a new article about the state of church planting in the United States (Source): After decades of net decline, more U.S. churches are being started each year than are being closed.The credit largely goes to the recent increase in enthusiasm for church planting. … [Read more...]
A pastor listens to the community
February 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pastor Guiermo has listened to the needs of his community.These needs form the social outreach part of his ministry to help their new church plant serve and connect with its neighbors.He's spent time listening to the needs of the new incoming residents in a part of the area undergoing new … [Read more...]
Review: The House Church Book
October 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Can a former taxi driver become a recognized world expert in planting house churches? Tyndale sent me the lastest volume on house churches for review: The House Church Book, by Wolfgang Simson. George Barna's name is attached to it, just like his name was attached to Tony and Felicity Dales The … [Read more...]
How Paul Planted the Church in Corinth
June 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
This weekend in my devotional time, I spent time pondering how Paul planted a church in a foreign city, particularly Corinth, from Acts 18. I found several parallels to my current church planting work. He connected with the local people When he came to the town, “he met a Jew named Aquila, a … [Read more...]
20 Must Dos Before Launching A Church
April 18, 2009 By 2 Comments
I found this tonight while cleaning out a file cabinet.From James White, given as a hand out during a church plant conference.Write a mission statement for your church. Write a twelve-month plan of action leading up to the first public service. Write a twelve-month plan of action for … [Read more...]
Presbyterians (PCUSA) release a new church development Bible study
March 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Presbygrow writes: We are pleased to announce that our resource for new church development, Starting New Churches: A Discernment Process, has been revised and updated. I know the principal authors and have skimmed the resource this morning and believe that if you are involved in planting a church, … [Read more...]
Small Church Transformation
February 16, 2009 By 2 Comments
Note: This week and next, I will be sharing with you some of the insights gleaned as I read Turnaround and Beyond: A Hopeful Future for the Small Membership Church with my audience in mind. To follow the series automatically, simply Grab my RSS FeedCycles of Small Church Transformation The … [Read more...]
Praying for a church Plant
January 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As mentioned in the last post on Evangelism Prayer List, our family is participating in planting a new multi-national church in our city. I am not the lead pastor as the focus on our ministry is evangelism training in the Americas.When I lived in Richmond, I participated in an international … [Read more...]
Friday Finds
August 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Tim Schraeder writes "June 22 was a sad day at Park Community Church, we lost a dearly beloved friend ... our weekly program." (Thanks to Church Marketing Sucks writing Death to the Church Bulletin)Chris Forbes writes: Diary of an Expensive Church Planting Marketing Outreach Flop. He … [Read more...]
3 Keys to Church Growth — Case Study
August 23, 2008 By 1 Comment
Recently, in late July, I was in Volcán Panama, teaching evangelism training workshops at the mission base of Operation Mobilization Panama. Missionaries from 6 different countries had come to Volcán Panama for two months of working with the local church.To double up the use of the time, … [Read more...]
