Are we living for God? Does his will consume our lives? Are our lives defined by his sacrificial attitude? How is your church plant or emerging initiative helping people grow in faith, love and hope? With the growth of people their focus, healthy small groups are fostered – for this is where relationships are built… Continue reading
Post Category → Planters – ideas
Home Churches – making a comeback!
There are no doubt many reasons for this development, including (1) it is the way church existed in the early centuries – and there is a strong desire to return to ‘original’ Christianity, (2) it is ‘simple’ – without the complexities of structure and the exhaustion of trying to keep a performance type church on… Continue reading
New Page – Seminars & Conferences
We have added a new page (to the left) – where we will list relevant conferences, seminars & discussions for church planters. If you want an equipping opportunity listed, let us know. Click on Seminars & Conferences
Creative Worship Ideas
Last week I met Helen Betz who, with husband Ben, is involved in refocusing/replanting the Foster/Tuncurry Church of Christ. Helen is a very creative person and she and Ben seek to use a variety of expression to share the gospel. I encouraged Helen to start a blog and share some of her ideas. So Helen has… Continue reading
Using Public Evangelism to Plant Churches
Although not commonly used in postmodern environments today, public evangelistic meetings have been used to launch many new church plants. The approaches have been varied – 1. A short series of meetings: Some planters have called in a guest evangelist to conduct a short series of gospel meetings – a weekend, or even a… Continue reading
Public Evangelism & Church Planting
Check out some ideas (with some of the opportunities and challenges) on using public evangelism as a church planting model.
In Touch – Again!
Some have written asking whether Judy & I are still alive! Since returning to Australia I have been coordinating preparations for three major series of public evangelistic meetings – and these have been happening for the last seven weeks. It has been an all consuming project! The programs began across Melbourne in April, with over… Continue reading
It is time to say THANKS!
As well as a time to share faith – and celebrate with our communities – this time of the year also gives an opportunity to say THANKS. A couple of weeks ago our Living Waters plant had a worship time entitled In Appreciation – during which we praised God and expressed appreciation for the contributions… Continue reading
Quiet Church – Let God be God!
The idea was born in the Copenhagen Cathedral. “The aim of Quiet Church is to provide a peaceful space where people can be with God,” says Henrik Jorgensen, Dean of Students at Newbold College. Read more about Quiet Church in Emerging Stories. This could be one alternative for “noisy church” – and provide rest for hassled… Continue reading
10 Barriers to Growth
TEN COMMON BARRIERS TO GROWING YOUR CHURCH by Rick Warren For almost thirty years I've been a student of church growth, and I've noticed there are ten common obstacles to growing a healthy, vibrant church. 1. Not bringing friends to church. We pray, we ask, we pressure, we motivate, we emphasize, but members still don't… Continue reading