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Churches Built to Multiply
If your church is considering planting a church, read these stories about church plants that built multiplication into their DNA.
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November 18, 2020
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Meet John Bouwers From the Church Planting Institute
Church planting has proven to be the most effective means of bringing the gospel to Canadians.
April 16, 2020
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Why Are Church Plants Better at Reaching the Unreached?
What is the goal of a new church? And why are church plants better at reaching unreached people?
December 11, 2019
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Planting Churches With "Discover Acts"
Find out how church planters are using Discover Acts with their core teams as they begin the process of planting a new church.
October 31, 2019
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One Thing I Should Have Done Sooner
I am so grateful for the gift of a silent retreat and for all the folks that made it possible. I only wish I hadn’t waited so long to build this in.
August 28, 2019
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10 Things Church Planters Want You to Know About Church Planting
What should we know about church plants so the CRC can work better together to spread the gospel and disciple believers in our communities? Church planters shared these 10 insights.
April 29, 2019
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Discussing Church Planting and Revitalization at Inspire 2019
What does it look like to strengthen our churches and bring a robust gospel to our communities? We'll be discussing this important topic at Inspire 2019 in August.
October 5, 2018
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The Unspoken Challenges Female Church Planters Face
My theological framework is all onboard. Then you hit this big stumbling block or barrier: there’s still a whole lot of ministry stuff that happens over coffee with other men.
August 13, 2018
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A Fair for the Community in Port St. Lucie
Church planters are leading their congregations to love God and love their neighbors in creative and practical ways. To share a glimpse of how one church plant is doing this and to perhaps spark your own creativity, let me tell you about a recent event hosted by Iglesia Sunlight Español, a Resonate partner church plant in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
August 3, 2018
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The “Heart Songs” Project
Imagine three years from now: as the project continues, more than 100 heart songs will have been shared. Worshipers will see the heart of Jesus beating in one another through fresh eyes.
October 12, 2017
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Evangelism is Relational
Steve was a salesman at a local car dealership, and I bought my first Malibu from him in 2009. When I heard about his severe cancer diagnosis, I was overwhelmed with a deep compassion and a nudge from the Spirit.
October 11, 2017
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Of Acorns and Me
Despite being called to this life, one aspect that I have been focusing on is that we, humans, are often caught sleeping. Simply put we need to wake up and realize all of life is a call to live abundantly!
May 31, 2017
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Understanding Our Missional Vocation as Artistic Expression
The expression of unique gifts is the local congregation’s work of art: creating beauty, seeing the other, being reconcilers and healers, reminding our neighbors who they truly are as images bearers of God.
April 6, 2017
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Understanding Our Missional Focus
The missional focus challenges church practices that mimic consumerism and result, intentionally or not, in the church as a vendor of religious services.
February 23, 2017
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Understanding Our Missional Identity
Using “missional” as an adjective doesn't change the church's identity but attempts to serve as a reminder of what she's always been. The term neither excludes evangelism nor is synonymous with social justice efforts.
February 21, 2017
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How Our Friendship Group Increased Our Church's Weekend Attendance by 160 People
I have been a member of Anaheim CRC since 1969, and I did not know we had people in our congregation with intellectual disabilities. However, God put this desire on my heart to be their new leader.
January 20, 2017
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What Difference Does It Make When You Put the Word Missional in Front of the Word Church?
In Dr. George Hunsberger’s last lecture at Western Theological Seminary he asked the question, “What difference does it make when you put the word missional in front of the word church?”
January 10, 2017
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Creating Together
In a neighborhood that faces many challenges, an arts ministry holds great potential. As Stryker points out, “Beauty, while not necessary to survive, is essential for the human spirit to thrive.”
November 15, 2016
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Church Planting as Political Expression
This past week the division in our nation has been illuminated by the election process, not created by that process. But as the church, we must follow Christ in offering a posture of submission to the other.
October 10, 2016
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One Motorcycle Ride
As I rode along and saw empty store fronts, ragged motels, pawn shops, ethnic stores and restaurants, I was gripped by a feeling that surprised me with its intensity. I felt like I had come home.
September 19, 2016
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Gospel Witness in the Public Sphere
We are challenged to discern God's activity by asking: Who in the community is working on behalf of the infants so they won’t die? Who is standing up for the worker? Who is working on behalf of the old?
September 13, 2016
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Steps to Start Engaging Your Neighbourhood
As a church planter with a passion for changing neighbours from strangers to friends, here are a few ways you can start being active in YOUR neighbourhood.
August 24, 2016
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6 Lessons Learned in Church Planting
In a couple weeks our church celebrates six years of existence. During this time we've experienced the high's and low's of planting a new ministry. To celebrate, here are some lessons learned along the way.
August 17, 2016
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Imagination, Tradition and the Divine Gift of Abundance
Churches and denominations should be known as places of great organizational imagination, creativity, and experimentation. Embracing a worldview of abundance propels our organizational creativity.
July 21, 2016
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Mission and the Divine Gift of Abundance
An ideology of scarcity keeps us from pursuing a common good for our neighborhoods and the world around us. As the church, we must confront the worldview of scarcity and offer an alternative way.