Way Too Many Characters (and a Happy Ending)
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Planting a Spanish-speaking church … in small town Wisconsin - GARBC
Taking the Light to the City of Light: A Church Plant in Buffalo, N.Y.
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“In addition to their sending church and CBM, the Robbinses formed a church planting team that includes 24 churches and 30 individuals to make their vision a reality.” - GARBC
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Is the Multi-Service Model Really Practical?
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“I would argue that…. every additional service a church holds could be a new congregation that the church multiplies.” - 9 Marks
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Even Small Churches Can Plant Churches
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“We have learned that we don’t have to be a big church to do something great for the Lord….We constantly remind ourselves that church planting is not about the mother church’s seating capacity but its sending capacity.” - GARBC
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“Our Fruit Grows on Their Tree” – Church Planting in Salem, Oregon
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“An interview with Casey Lute, pastor of Peace Bible Church, Salem, Oregon, planted in 2023, and Tim Baker, pastor of its mother church, Bethany Baptist Church, Salem, Oregon” - GARBC
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On Missions the Paul Way and the Timothy Way
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“Without Timothaine missions, many churches would fail to prosper and may even falter. …. If Pauline missions doesn’t exist, then the ends of the earth will never be reached….Both Timothaine and Pauline missions, therefore, are necessary.” - 9 Marks
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Five Trends in Church Planting
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“Trend 1: Kingdom Over Church…Trend 2: Networks and Denominations … Trend 3: If It Doesn’t Work [pragmatism]… Trend 4: Cities and the Missing Middle … Trend 5: Quick Starts and Short-Sightedness” - 9 Marks
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In Church Planting, More Money Means More People
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“…the smaller the launch, the slower or less likely a church is to be financially self-sustaining.” - CToday
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After 2,000 UK Church Buildings Close, New Church Plants Get Creative
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“In England, some rally to restore aging and emptying Anglican sites, while diverse congregations look beyond traditional sanctuaries.” - C.Today
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Simple Church Planting
There is nothing simple about making disciples, and yet, making disciples should be done simply. Forming local churches from new disciples does not need to be an overly complicated affair.
In unreached areas, or among unreached people groups, to make disciples is to plant local churches. This is what Jesus communicated to us in the Great Commission:
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