“In the church, as Calvin conceived it, every man helped every other man. If in Christ Jesus all believers are united, then a private believer is a contradiction in terms. Not only are the blessings and the virtues given for the common good, but the faults and the weaknesses concern the other memb[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Church Planting Movements’
May 27th, 2010 - 8:18 pm § in Uncategorized
West Africa 2010 Update
We’ve finally heard from Steve, who is in Africa this week for the 2010 GCA West Africa Church Planting Institute. He’s been keeping busy with his team. It sounds like things are going well, though. Here’s a summary of what he had to say (it’s a little stream-of-conscio[...]
May 24th, 2010 - 10:21 am § in Africa, Church Planting
Prayers For GCA 2010 West Africa CPI: Part 1
Editor’s Note: We’ve already shared that GCA President Steve Childers is currently in West Africa, leading a group of indigenous church leaders in the GCA 2010 West Africa Church Planting Institute. Some supporters have known about this for awhile and have been kind enough to commit th[...]
May 23rd, 2010 - 6:18 pm § in Africa, Church Planting
Steve Childers In West Africa This Week!
A team of missionaries led by GCA President Steve Childers are making their way to West Africa for the 2010 GCA West Africa Church Planting Inistitute. We’ve already shared details about GCA’s goals and aspirations in holding this summit. Now we want to give you specific details (i.e[...]
May 23rd, 2010 - 2:18 pm § in Africa, Church Planting
2010 GCA West Africa Church Planting Institute
You’ll be hearing a lot from us over the next week about the West Africa Church Planting Institute. In particular, Steve will be sharing his prayer requests with us. We will also be sure to pass along any updates we get from the field from day to day. So, since we’ll be talking about[...]
January 30th, 2010 - 12:29 am § in Church Planting
GCA 2010 Conference Attendee Tweets
Culture + Gospel + Church = Transformational ministry. #gca10 “Beneath the demographics of your community are the lifestyles that are an expression of beliefs.” -Bob Orner #gca10 Allender: If you don’t need the Gospel more than the people you are sharing it with, you ought not to b[...]
January 26th, 2010 - 11:30 am § in Church Planting
North American Church Planting Conference Starts Today!
Today we’re excited. Today marks the beginning of our North American Church Planting Conference in Orlando, FL. We have spent awhile getting things ready and even now attendees are showing up to register. We’ll be updating this blog periodically over the course of the conference with[...]
November 15th, 2009 - 1:32 am § in Church Planting, Greatest Mistakes, Networks, Practice, Steve's Posts
My Top Ten Mistakes In Ministry–That I Can Share Publicly: Mistake # 2
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” 2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV) This is the third in a series of blog posts called, “My Top Ten Mistakes in Ministry (That I Can Share Publicly)” After many years of ministry experience as a church planter, pastor and seminary p[...]
September 13th, 2009 - 8:39 pm § in Church Planter Spouse, Church Planting
Research Findings on Church Planting Wives: 6 Primary Sources, 8 Secondary Sources
The following factors provided the greatest sources of satisfaction or stress for church planting wives. These findings are taken from a research study conducted in North American among PCA church planting spouses of various ethnicities in both urban and suburban settings. This research was conduct[...]
July 19th, 2009 - 1:43 pm § in Uncategorized
Five Things New Planters Should Know by Jonathan Dodson
It’s been well said, “Undoubtedly the first years of church planting are hardest and most volatile for the church planter – which is why so many churches never make it past their childhood, as the planter implodes under the pressure brought on from lack of resources, exhaustion and lonelin[...]