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Help Us Raise $12 Million
Evangelical Research, Church Planting, Money JD Payne 4/1/26 Evangelical Research, Church Planting, Money JD Payne 4/1/26

Help Us Raise $12 Million

It costs $70,000 to plant a church in the US. To reach beyond the 20-25% of the US population, systemic shifts are necessary. If not, then we need an astronomical amount of money.

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Four Dangers of Research
research, Evangelical Research JD Payne 3/23/26 research, Evangelical Research JD Payne 3/23/26

Four Dangers of Research

The Least-Reached US Areas Study was released last week. While data is valuable, it comes with cautions. Here are four dangers to keep in mind.

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Least Reached US Areas
Evangelical Research, church multiplication, church planting JD Payne 3/17/26 Evangelical Research, church multiplication, church planting JD Payne 3/17/26

Least Reached US Areas

The day has arrived! Here you will find the amazing, interactive, on-line map, inforgraphics, and tables showing the least-reached areas of the US. Take, please share, and use!

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Where Should I Plant a Church in the US?
church planting, Evangelism, Evangelical Research, church multiplication JD Payne 3/10/26 church planting, Evangelism, Evangelical Research, church multiplication JD Payne 3/10/26

Where Should I Plant a Church in the US?

Church planting is a matter of Kingdom stewardship. The wise minister asks questions about lostness and where no foundation exists (Rom 15:20). I will soon release a study showing the least-reached areas of the US.

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Least-Reached Places in the US
research, church planting JD Payne 2/19/26 research, church planting JD Payne 2/19/26

Least-Reached Places in the US

Where are the least-reached areas of the United States? I share information on the release date of a large forthcoming study.

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church planting, contextualization, Demographics, Discipleship, Evangelism, missiology, North American Missions, research, Strategy, Theology, Vocation 3/22/23 church planting, contextualization, Demographics, Discipleship, Evangelism, missiology, North American Missions, research, Strategy, Theology, Vocation 3/22/23

Least Reached US Metro Areas

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church planting, contextualization, Demographics, Evangelism, North American Missions, research 11/11/22 church planting, contextualization, Demographics, Evangelism, North American Missions, research 11/11/22

US Religion Census Data Available

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Agencies, Church Planting, contextualization, Demographics, Evangelism, Leadership, missiology, North American Missions, research, Rural, Strategy, Urban 6/3/14 Agencies, Church Planting, contextualization, Demographics, Evangelism, Leadership, missiology, North American Missions, research, Rural, Strategy, Urban 6/3/14

Knowing Utah: Another Excellent Example

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Books, Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, missiology, North American Missions, research 5/24/13 Books, Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, missiology, North American Missions, research 5/24/13

Pressure Point #2 The West as a Mission Field

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