Here’s the promised summary of our house church funding discussion. I am thrilled at the issues raised by this question and look forward to exploring some of them in the coming weeks. Thanks too to Ed Stetzer and Charlie Worley for dropping in and giving your input. [This whole discussion was stimulated by this post and a … More Funding the House Church Planter
Indisputable facts: Seminary trained pastors are expensive. Seminary trained pastors lead churches that are often slow to plant other churches. House church planters are inexpensive. House church planters lead churches that are often fast multiplying. Question to begin the week: How do we fund house church planters?
For a couple of years I have been reading the early church fathers to find clear gospel presentations that boil away all other concerns and speak directly to the need of repentance from sin and faith in Christ. It has been a wonderful search. So far, I have found clear gospel presentations in the First, … More The Gospel is the Same Yesterday, Today and Forever (Just Like Jesus)
Re-post: I ran into an out of town Methodist pastor at Promises today over lunch with my wife. It made me think of the greatness of Methodism’s early days [perhaps there are new days ahead for Methodists] and this post from 2010. Revivals change the world, but the world always needs to be changed again. … More Looking Back at a Revival that Changed the World
Who will be the first denomination to truly take church planting seriously and begin to plant churches rapidly, reproductively and globally? When will American churches stop hoarding their resources and spending them on themselves and truly seek to reach the harvest that is being prepared by the Spirit of God? Here’s one way to make … More Double Your Denomination’s Size in Five Years
Thursday is for Discipleship Heard from a former student, now planting gospel truths in a Michigan community that he delights in. New life grows in his new wife’s belly and new life grows in the community because of his faithfulness to proclaim truth. A colleague and twenty-something leader e-mailed saying a conversation we had was helpful to … More Investments that Truly Change the World
According to my pedometer, I walked 8.2 miles today just shoveling snow in my driveway and two neighbors driveways. When I wake up in the morning, there will be more, and it will be another opportunity to talk to neighbors and help them dig out so that they can get to work. Think of what … More Snowcopalis!
Adapted from a great Sovereign Grace Church, here is a statement describing the church that will gather together for the first time in January 2014. Pray for it. And if you know someone who needs to hear the gospel in South Newton County, IN, get their names to us and we will share the gospel … More A Picture of a Future Church
Have a hot location for a bi-lingual (English and Spanish) church planter. Really an ideal situation, property set aside, fantastic building for a start up with great all-week outreach potential. If you know of a church planter who is interested in planting an English speaking church but has Spanish capabilities to reach a sizeable Latin population in Chicago … More Need a Bi-lingual Church Planter
From an earlier time in my life that I hope never to repeat. Pray with me that I would never be so blind. (From the archives of my old blog) Put this down as one of those “church planters need to pay attention to all of their communication” stories. Update: Re-posted again after this past … More Sometimes Unintended Sin is Worse
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