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Maintaining an ongoing relationship with supporters

It is sometimes said, perhaps only somewhat jokingly, that church planters are after one thing: money. …

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Why the Send Network: Develop

Have you ever been thrown into a challenge, only to find out that the whole situation …

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How to tell if the ministry has become all about you

Sadly, most of us can all too easily recount stories of pastors who betrayed their congregations, …

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Most popular of 2016: #2 Myths of multiplication

The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …

Most popular in 2016: #8 Redefining success: Gospel conversations

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Six ways you can pray for your country

This has been one of the most tumultuous years in recent decades. America is riven by …

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The fallacy of our spiritual gifts: Part 2

(Continued from The fallacy of our spiritual gifts: Part 1.) What is the Kingdom’s O.S.? Weakness. Just weakness. …

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What does God require? Not success, but faithfulness

As a church, we recently finished a series through the book of Acts. It’s easy to get …

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Sending Well: Discovering missionaries in your church

Twenty-six years ago something happened to me that I never anticipated. I found myself believing that …

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Kingdom: building together

When Jesus begins His earthly ministry, He picks up right where John the Baptist left off—proclaiming …

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Why church planters need long-term vision

I’m always stunned by the mess kids can make. Give them 30 minutes alone in a …

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Kingdom focused church planting

Have you ever missed something in conversation? You know, times when you’ve assumed something a person …

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Multiplication: Planting churches

The New Testament describes the church’s relationship to Jesus as a marriage. This is a helpful …

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Multiplication: Making disciples

Disciple making is the foundation of church planting. If you want to lead your church to …

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Myths of multiplication

After decades of methodological malpractice, we have so rationalized and contorted our understanding of Jesus’ Commission …

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Why Multiply? It Is Beneficial

When an effective church planter engages a community, he has an internal and compelling urgency directed …

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Is multiplying biblical?

Our English word church comes from a Greek word ekklesia meaning, “the called-out ones.” The normative pattern in Acts showed …

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Redefining Success: City Transformation

Insignificance. Most of our nightmares revolve around this. We all want to know we are making …

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Ready, Set, Go—Equipping Sending Churches pt. 3

Some years ago, the movie “Chariots of Fire” introduced the world to an Olympic champion and …

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Ready, Set, Go—Equipping Sending Churches pt. 2

Running has never been really fun for me unless it was an actual race. Although I …

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Ready, Set, Go—Equipping Sending Churches

I have been running marathons for almost 15 years now. It’s amazing how the sport of …

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What Discipleship Is

What discipleship is Christian discipleship is what happens when people live daily with Jesus. Jesus drew incredible, …

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What is Missional Pt. 3

In the last post I shared that the first theological distinction deals with the missionary nature …

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What is Missional Pt. 2

In part one I explained that when I am asked to define the word “missional” I …

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What is Missional Pt. 1

For nine years I taught a course on evangelism at a small Christian college. There was …

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Kingdom First: Leading God’s People

The Apostle Paul, gave this charge to the Ephesian church leadership: “Pay careful attention to yourselves …

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Why Give To The Cooperative Program

Do not, under any circumstances, give your money to the Cooperative Program (CP). Seriously. I mean …

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Make Your Church Adoption-Friendly

When I pastored Highview Baptist in Louisville my friend David Melber and his wife, Tera, started …

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Challenges to being a sending church

There’s a missions thread that runs through Taylors First Baptist Church. Launched at the time of …

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Moved Into Action

Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, recently stated, “NAMB’s goal is to work …

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Personalizing the Nations

This week Jeddidiah Coppenger shared five ways to lead a local church towards effective engagement in …

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How to create a culture of international missions

I love shortcuts. Whether it’s a hidden road to get to work 30 seconds faster, some …

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Kingdom First: Four benefits to building a team

In Ecclesiastes 4, Solomon highlights the value of working with a team. “Two are better than …

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Kingdom First: Redefining success

Church planters are a curiously goal-driven group. Give us a numerical goal worth pursuing and we …

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The Kingdom-centric church plant

If the goal of a new church is to be relevant, edgy and grow quickly to …

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Staying is the New Going – How to Do It

“God is going to use you in BIG ways someday!” I will never forget when someone …

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Staying is the New Going – The Benefits

As I was flipping through a magazine, an ad caught my eye: “Have you been everywhere yet?” …

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Staying is the New Going – The Need

There are prominent bluffs in the middle of my city where I have gone at times …

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NAMB’s approach to church planting near military communities

Pumping deep from the heart of NAMB’s vision these days is a desire to push back …

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How to help Christians deal with doubt

Christians tend to fall into one of three groups when it comes to doubt and questioning …

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Local, global and creative

EDITOR’S NOTE: Our guest editorial is from IMB President David Platt. You will find IMB content throughout …

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Church Planting Essentials pt. 4

The fifth essential every church planters must have, is this: You have to be willing to …

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Top Ten Things To Do When Planting On or Near a College Campus

In the last few years there has been a lot more focus on planting on or …

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Why Collegiate Church Planting Matters

“If we can win the university today, we will win the world tomorrow.” Bill Bright, founder …

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Fundraising: Cultivating

Church planters tend to have an image problem. It is said, sometime joking and sometimes serious, …

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