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Kansas church prepares to plant first church in 42-year history
Editor’s Note: Sunday, March 21, is Church Planting Emphasis Sunday in the Southern Baptist Convention. Despite the hardships of 2020 — and the inevitable continued...
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Friend’s tragic death fueled church planter’s passion to share gospel
LYNN, Mass.— Above the Hills Church in Lynn, Mass., plans to launch on Easter Sunday and North American Mission Board (NAMB) church planting missionary Simon...
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Why is NAMB spending more on church planting than it did a few years ago?
At the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, messengers approved a recommendation directing NAMB to dedicate at least half of its resources to…
5 ways to generate vision and passion for church planting
My wife and I are church planters in Windsor, Ontario, Canada — directly across the river from Detroit — and our church is part of…
5 Questions to consider before you plant a church
By Garth Leno I have watched church plants and church planting families fold too soon. We need to pay better attention on the front end…
Vision 2025: A call to reach every person for Jesus Christ
NASHVILLE (BP) — Vision 2025 is not simply a slogan or rallying cry. It’s a path forward to help us reimagine a new future together…
3 practical things you need to plant a church
This is a book excerpt from Church Planting Thresholds: A Gospel-Centered Guide by Clint Clifton. Download the full e-book here. Tenacity If you’re going to plant…
APEST and church planting teams
When I planted a church many years ago, I realized pretty quickly that I did not fit the traditional “pastor” role. I worked hard at…
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 was broken, she was exhausted, and she was utterly…
The Deeper Dimension Of Effective Vision Casting
“Somewhere along the way the vision has been lost.”— Aubrey Malphurs and Gordon Penfold in Re:Vision The Key to Transforming Your Church If people can’t…
Send Network Overview
https://vimeo.com/255606855 There places on earth that are like no place on earth–places that you and your church can reach when you partner with the Send…
Ordinary People — Cleveland, Ohio
Gabby, Katie and Allison are ordinary, everyday believers, but they are stepping out in faith to help plant a church in Cleveland, Ohio.
Chicago: Portrait of a Neighborhood
When most people in Chicago look at Garfield Park, they see drugs, crime and violence. When Jamie Thompson and the people of Reborn Community Church…
Portrait of a Neighborhood
Time Magazine calls Clarkston, Ga., “the most diverse square mile in the nation.” Here’s why. Watch and read more stories about what God is doing…
Rethinking mission: Incarnational presence
The last post examined the missionary nature of God and the “sentness” of the church. God is a missionary God who sends a missionary church. However, being…
Creating a core team: Leading your team members
Before we started our church planting process, I had a seasoned pastor remind me that if a church is birthed with deformities, it is going…