Institutions and Movements - Discipleship.org
Where is the fervent prayer, the abundant evangelism, and submission to the Bible? Only after we’ve addressed these questions are we likely to find Church Planting Movements.
David Garrison • Church Planting Movements, How God Is Redeeming a Lost World
If your church is a stable, older church, are you engaged in planting new churches in your area? Are you not only willing but also planning to give money and people to that end? If your church seems unable to make this pivot, might it be better to bless a young church plant by bringing them into your established facility to worship when your church
... See moreCollin Hansen • The Great Dechurching
Our prayer is that you may be convinced of all these things, if you aren’t already. However, a deeper, more sustained reflection on the gospel calls us to be part of a bigger vision. Even if we’re convinced of the gospel, convinced of the need for gospel ministry, convinced of the necessity of the local church, convinced of the need to plant church
... See moreJohn James • Together for the City: How Collaborative Church Planting Leads to Citywide Movements
I am increasingly convinced that [Jesus] thought of his messages as not dead-ending in a static institution but as a mighty flow of spirit which would penetrate every nook and cranny of [human] personal and social life…. I really don’t think we can ever renew the church until we stop thinking about it as an institution and start thinking of it as a... See more