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Diffusion of…Churches?
research, unreached people groups, church multiplication, church planting, Strategy JD Payne 3/29/26 research, unreached people groups, church multiplication, church planting, Strategy JD Payne 3/29/26

Diffusion of…Churches?

In my recently released study on evangelical concentrations in the US, I noted evangelical church to population ratios in the states, counties, and metro areas. Why is this statistic important? What is an ideal church to population ratio?

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New Tool to Locate Least-Reached Peoples in Least-Reached Areas
research, church multiplication, church planting, unreached people groups JD Payne 3/27/26 research, church multiplication, church planting, unreached people groups JD Payne 3/27/26

New Tool to Locate Least-Reached Peoples in Least-Reached Areas

Who are the least-reached people groups living in the least-reached areas of the US? This new resource is designed to assist the Church with this information as she develops church multiplication strategies.

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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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Sending Shepherd Book
missiology, Pastoral Training, Leadership, Books, missions JD Payne 1/21/26 missiology, Pastoral Training, Leadership, Books, missions JD Payne 1/21/26

Sending Shepherd Book

New book, The Sending Shepherd, is available and shares insights from a commissioned Barna study on U. S. pastors.

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Agencies, Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, International Missions, missiology, North American Missions, Podcast, Strategy 7/24/16 Agencies, Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, International Missions, missiology, North American Missions, Podcast, Strategy 7/24/16

Jim Haney on Good Research and Healthy Strategy

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Church Planting, Demographics, Discipleship, Evangelism, International Missions, Leadership, missiology, North American Missions, research, Strategy, Theology 7/8/15 Church Planting, Demographics, Discipleship, Evangelism, International Missions, Leadership, missiology, North American Missions, research, Strategy, Theology 7/8/15

Ban the Shotguns

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Agencies, Demographics, Evangelism, International Missions, Interviews, Leadership, missiology, North American Missions, Podcast 7/2/15 Agencies, Demographics, Evangelism, International Missions, Interviews, Leadership, missiology, North American Missions, Podcast 7/2/15

Jon Hirst of GMI

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Agencies, Church Planting, contextualization, Demographics, Evangelism, Leadership, missiology, research, Rural, Strategy, Urban 2/24/15 Agencies, Church Planting, contextualization, Demographics, Evangelism, Leadership, missiology, research, Rural, Strategy, Urban 2/24/15

We have the Most...Per Capita

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Church Planting, contextualization, Demographics, Evangelism, Migration, North American Missions, research, Strategy 5/20/14 Church Planting, contextualization, Demographics, Evangelism, Migration, North American Missions, research, Strategy 5/20/14

Church Planting? One of the Most Important Sites on the Web

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