The largest category because it is the call of God upon my life to stimulate a church planting movement
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?
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
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
Here is the super-duper, expanded, fully revised, expanded edition of the updated chart with new insights from our online discussion. This continues the discussion thread from three days ago that can be accessed here. Small Groups vs. House Churches Small Groups (as generally expressed in our churches) House Churches (as leaders and members express their … More Update Chart on Small Groups and House Churches
We interrupt this discussion with a brief video to help answer Matt’s question.
Sometimes a few crisp words can do wonders to illuminate differences and be the stimulus for significant new discoveries. Take these thoughts from the half dozen future church planters in my Church Planting Class this past Friday: “Tell me the difference between a small group and a house church,” said the prof to the future … More Small Groups vs. House Churches: What’s the difference?
Advanced Church Planting. Day one and two are in the past. Good group of twenty-something guys that want to explore God’s call in their lives to plant churches. Tomorrow I will post on the difference between a small group and a house church. These guys helped to unpack some good observations. “Oh Lord, make me … More House Churches, Classes and Prayers
Yesterday was the middle of church planting week at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. A chance for missional leaders to beat the drum for twenty-somethings to invest their lives in a church planting movement. I met briefly with one student who is going to make a huge impact for God in his generation. But he is also … More Your Whole Life is at Stake
