Spanish-Speaking Church Planting Residencies Are Starting in Key North American Cities
LEER EN ESPAÑOL Hispanic leaders from 13 metropolitan areas across North America gathered at the North...
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Church planting, community and fútbol
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Itamar Elizalde says Puerto Rico is an island that just can’t catch a break.
Church planting in the inner city
Michael and Traci Byrd moved out of a rough inner city neighborhood of St. Louis, swearing they’d never go back. But God had other plans.
Rebrand Valentine’s Day this year
Rebrand Valentine’s Day by majoring on the gospel story.
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4 Free resources to help you alleviate poverty in your community
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Managing your Time as a Covocational Church Planter
Covocational planters are juggling a lot. Here are a few simple ways to help you manage your time well.
Poverty and Our Misguided (Good) Intentions
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3 Reasons to plant a church bivocationally
There is a place for both bivocational planting and fully-funded approaches, but there are three significant benefits to planting as a bivocationally.
Bearing burdens in a Pacific paradise
California church cares for a family facing a life-threatening pregnancy and a recommended abortion.
7 Powerful Prayers for Your Pastor Husband
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Church Planting vs. Pastoring: What’s the Difference?
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Vance Pitman to lead NAMB’s Send Network
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At this point in the year, someone on your team likely needs encouragement. Here are five simple ways to care for your leadership team this Thanksgiving.
NAMB Hosts 139 Church Planters for First In-Person Send Network Orientation in Over Two Years
For the first time in more than two years, newly minted church planters gathered in-person for Send Network’s Orientation.
Holistic Restoration: Homeless Men Saved and Enter Recovery
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God Can Use Anyone to Plant a Church
Ben Harris couldn’t fathom God would use him for much — let alone to plant a church.
What does it mean to give grace to one another?
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Creating Connections Beyond Sunday Morning
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A Professor’s Legacy of Mentoring Church Planters
Steve Lee stood at the front of his Contemporary Evangelism class at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary...
Houseless Man Transformed by the Gospel
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Boston Church Plants Seven Churches in Eight Years
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Replant Cohort Helps to Revitalize Pastors and Churches
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One Year Saved. One Year Sober.
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From Megachurch to Church Planting
Daryl Jones left a megachurch in Texas to plant The Rock Fellowship in Miami, Florida. In...
5 Ministry Lessons from the Belly of a Fish
LEER EN ESPAÑOL Jonah was a reluctant prophet. He received a clear mission from God but...
Residencies Prepare Church Planters for Spiritual Warfare
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As life moves past COVID, Florida churches celebrate baptisms
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Church adds three new small groups after pastor starts taking walks
Last year hit Ashley Austin hard. His church — Canvas Church in Victoria, British Columbia — lost two...
Church plant holds community’s first gospel-centered service in 132 years
Matt Lahey says Newfoundland, Canada — the place where he’s now planting a church — is called “the...
After 2020 hiatus, GenSend students help church plants
Josh Cook says for him, GenSend is about one thing — creating Kingdom citizens. And this...
Fueling Kingdom at your church plant
Josh Tovey grew up near Grand Rapids, Michigan, and as he would drive 12 miles to...
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Devon Cooper says some of the best parts of her life have also been some of...
The ways of Jesus as a missionary
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The power of proximity in ministry
A freezer that sits outside Jason Dees’ home in Atlanta reminds him every day of the...
A thrift store with a double purpose
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Transformational reading ministry opens doors at local school
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Getting Multiplication in Your Church’s DNA
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The Refinement of Modern Ministry Mid-Pandemic
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How to have a fire set underneath you in ministry
I’m here today because of an answered prayer. I never had an opportunity to meet my...
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A church plant that started with a honeymoon
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4 words to describe a church planting residency
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Homeless teenagers spark call to plant church
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