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Why your kids can grow up in church and end up with a weak and shallow faith
The other day I was reflecting on how much time I spent in Sunday school and youth groups growing up — and how little I…
9 characteristics of a church planter: Leadership
No one has ever called me charismatic. I’m not a raging extrovert. And I’m certainly not the type of visionary that seems larger than life….
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Partnering churches encourage, embolden and empower Boston-area church planter
BOSTON—Be careful with the book of Acts. The Holy Spirit just may use the stories of early church missionaries to help you realize that He...
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Washington, D.C.-area planter taking Christ to all peoples
By Brandon Elrod What connects Osaka, Japan and Fairfax, Virginia? Given that Fairfax lies less than 20 miles outside of Washington, D.C., one might expect...
Read MoreAmbassadors for Christ
If you’ve heard me speak or if you’ve read any of my books, what I’m about to write shouldn’t be new to you; if you’re…
5 Practical Steps to Building a Core Group
Steve Canter, Send City Missionary for New York City, talks about how to build core team in the life of a new church plant.
Money matters: Staff and salaries
In 2010, my family moved to Boston (one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S.) with a church planting team to plant Redemption…
How to choose songs for your church
As a worship leader, one thing that I have learned is that art is very subjective and contextual. For example, while The Mona Lisa may…
Where is church planting in the Bible?
The majority of Christians I meet like the idea of church planting conceptually but would never give serious consideration planting one themselves. One reason many…
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Deliver great coaching to every church planter
By Dino Senesi An unexpected phone call from Jeff Christopherson, then the North American Mission Board (NAMB) vice president of the Northeast and Canada regions,...
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How to look at Christian miracles
I know a lot of people who really get tripped up by miracles in the Bible. Even Christians aren’t always sure what to make of…
How to share the message of Christ with our neighbors
How in the world do we, as believers, carry out the Great Commission? Jesus wasn’t joking when He told His followers to go out into…
Multiplication: Developing leaders
In his letter to the Ephesians, the Apostle Paul has a lot to say. He speaks about the preeminence of Christ, the gospel of grace…
Send Network Orientation: Planter Spouse Care
Kathy Litton, NAMB’s national consultant for ministry to pastor’s wives, hosted the panel consisting of Pam Wolfe, Angie Lewis, Gala Andrews and Cindy Lake—all of…
Sending Church – Commissioning
When you begin to rattle off the names of the great characters of the Bible, there are some obvious names that come to mind: Jesus,…