So, What Comes After Church Growth?
The regrettable shortage of multiplying churches can be explained, at least in part, by the lingering …
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Neighborhood Portrait: Rouge Park
Kesavan Balasingham doesn’t have to get on an airplane to see the world. He just has …
How Evangelistically Effective is Church Planting?
In 2002, pastor and author Tim Keller published a brief article entitled “Why Plant Churches” that has since …
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What to do when your wife is burned out: Ongoing care
I vividly remember sitting with her as she wept, during a retreat I was leading. She …
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When The Gathering began, we were a ragtag bag of people who gathered on Saturday nights …
In our sphere of the Send Network, several faithful families have endured great, unexpected suffering and …
Eight non-negotiables for church planters, Pt. 4
7. Structure for growth and impact beyond where you are Probably one of the more evident …
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Eight non-negotiables for church planters, Pt. 3
4. Embed shared authority into your DNA Because I believe plurality in church leadership is a …
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Eight non-negotiables for church planters, Pt. 2
1. Prioritize preaching You’ll soon discover there are many things you can do when the church gathers together. …
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Eight non-negotiables for church planters, Pt. 1
We’re just shy of 14 years old as a church. It seems like just yesterday there …
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The story of every church plant also is the story of partnership. New churches get their …
I was never consciously called into pastoral ministry. I was never consciously called into church planting. …