Church Planting Model Mania: Part 2
In this second, and final, post (see HERE for part 1), I want to provide you with some general guidelines on how to approach varying church planting models, and hopefully escape the model mania that continues to prevail in many circles. Tom Steffen’s article, “Selecting a Church Planting Model that Works” (Missiology 22 #3, July 1994) has been [...]
Church Planting Model Mania-Part 1
I am about to enter into two intensive weeks of summer classes. Next week, I plan to be teaching Church Planting Models, followed by Church Multiplication Strategies. Since my models class is on my mind at the moment, I have decided to do a couple of posts on the topic. We live in an age of model mania–a [...]
Discipleship and Church Planting: Part 1-Set the Example
The Matthean account of the Great Commission commands us to make disciples, baptize, and teach them to observe all that Jesus commanded. While you have read on this blog that church planting, as modeled in the Scriptures, is evangelism that results in new churches, I want to begin this six-part series addressing this other aspect of the [...]
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Apostolic Missiology: Part 1-Some Questions to Get Us Started
I recently spoke to church planters at an event held in Atlanta by the North American Mission Board, addressing some of the material in my most recent book Discovering Church Planting. I have been told the audio will be made available very soon. When that happens, I’ll link it to the blog and post my Powerpoint [...]
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The P.A.W. Approach to Locating Persons of Peace
In church planting circles, the “person of peace” is a concept addressed on a regular basis. This concept finds support from passages such as Luke 10:5-6; John 4:28-30, 39-42; Mark 5:18-20; and Acts 10:24; 16:15, 30-34; 18:8. The concept generally refers to the first few people who come to faith and are able to carry the gospel faster [...]
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