Church planting has been a thing for almost 2,000 years. The New Testament’s Book of Acts describes the first Christ followers preaching in public areas and gathering together in homes. It was through these first churches that the gospel spread from Jerusalem to the rest of the Roman Empire. None […]
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What can of things can the Leadership Development/ Church Health guy write about church planting? I guess it could be some of the same old stuff: We need church plants to replace churches that close, so pray for plants and planters. Healthy church plants need healthy established churches to help
Church planting is so important and we continuously see how it connects with our mission of partnership and holistic development. One such example of this is the Kibera School. The journey of the Kibera ICCM school began in Kenya in 1998, with seven people joining together to worship in a
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Last year I spent eight months as part of the ‘Launch Team’ for a church plant in Amherstview, Ontario. It was an exciting experience to witness and be a part of an entirely new congregation coming together, growing as leaders, and reaching out into what some considered to be an
FMC Intercultural Engagement Team Read More
I am going to ask a question that may ruffle your feathers, frankly, this question has ruffled mine: “why have some very gifted pastors in the past couple of years transitioned out of healthy churches into church planting? Why have they chosen not to transition into another established church?” To
