I say, if you think having a vision statement is important then
go plant a church upon one if you're offended that David doesn't like personal vision statements for family, then go create one and build your family upon one it really shouldn't be that big of a stresser in my opinion.
Not exact matches
So, if you are supposed to start a
church or
plant something, do you have to wait to be assessed, or do you just
go?
Since then, the SBC has made progress — 50 percent of SBC
church plants are
churches of color — but has a long way to
go.
So when people ask me why I'm
going into
church planting, I think I'm
going to start saying, «I'm not.
So even though many of these
church people may be the most involved, generous, outreach - focused, Jesus - loving people you'll ever meet, they generally don't «get it» when a
church planter tries to do the things that are necessary to
plant a
church for people who won't
go to
church.
When I tell people I am
going into
church planting, the most common reaction I get from people is, «Why?
They want to
plant churches for unchurched people, and especially for those who will not ever
go to a traditional
church.
I have had some changes in my theology regarding
church, and I now believe that we don't
plant churches or
go to
church, but we ARE the
church by loving the people around us whom God brings into our lives.
I am not sure if I mentioned in my post about the Acts 29 conference I
went to, but my biggest ache on that day was that all these men were
going out to
plant churches, and they were all Lordship / Calvinistic.
After you described your list of disagreement or doubts with the traditional minor doctrines of Christianity you said; «Now you see why I have to
go into
church planting.
I
went through that whole visioneering thing with the
churches I pastored, and then again as I was moving toward
planting a
church.
THen on Sunday you
go to the «big»
church, and it is filled to capacity, and there is no end in sight and no plan visible to either
plant a
church or expand the facilities.
I'm
going to focus on the
church plant I'm involved in and that's it.
Alan Briggs is the multiplying pastor at Vanguard
Church, Colorado Springs, the director of Frontline
Church Planting, and author of Staying is the New
Going.
1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in
church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day,
plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe
go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others,
go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)
And despite the fact that Timothy was younger, Paul gave him some really difficult assignments: Paul leaves Timothy in Berea to support a
church plant; he sends him to Athens; Timothy
goes to Thessalonica; and then Paul sends him to Corinth.
I am
going to have a post in a few days with a video in it that might help you show them the vital importance for
church planting, so check back then.
I sometimes think that if Jesus
planted a
church today, nobody would attend, because we would all be too critical of the way He
went about it.
If you're
going to
plant a
church, five years from now — Greek now, Spanish in a few years.
Nor are we
going into «
church planting» even though -LSB-...]
So I don't know if I will ever be
going into formal «
church planting» but one thing I do know... this year, I am
going to continue
planting a
church in my own home.
Yes, well, if I ever
plant a
church, it is
going to be called «Jeremy Myers Memorial Fellowship and Worldwide Evangelism Center.»
Some of the best of the best
church planting bloggers are allowing some noobs like me to
go head to head with them in a blogging blowout!
In Bristol # 1.45 m will
go towards funding evangelism with younger generations, social action and
church planting in the city.
After earning her Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2000, Crystal
went on to become the Senior Pastor at Shema Congregation, a Messianic
Church of the Nazarene congregational
plant that strives to understand and embrace the Hebraic roots of the Christian faith.
Being a part of a
church plant has forced me to confront a vicious cycle in my life, a cycle that
goes something like this: 1) I resolve in my head to live like Jesus in community with those around me, 2) I start reading Shane Claiborne books and memorizing the Sermon on the Mount, 3) I get overwhelmed by how impossible it all seems, 4) I get distracted by work and daily tasks, 5) I give up, 6) I feel guilty.
If you are
going to
plant evangelistic
churches, you will need evangelicalistic people.
There's not a whole lot of
church planting going on right now.
Years ago when I was
going to
plant a
church someone told me that all I needed to do was collect ten tithers... ten people who would tithe 10 % of their income.
After arriving from Jamaica as part of the «Windrush Generation», Bishop Dunn
went on to become one of the UK's first black bishops,
plant over 40
churches and sent many missionaries abroad.
Nevertheless,
church planting is the way to
go for outreach.
After 2 years or so of sales, I gradually started doing some «preaching» some helping
churches and ultimately
went back to the
church I left to do the
church plant thing.
I even had one pastor tell me that he was
going to pray that I fail in my
church planting efforts.
The success of
church plants may be an imperfect metric of actual spiritual development, but it's part of what we have to
go by.
When
going into
church planting, planters are advised to look up the demographics of the place they are thinking of
planting in.
Anyhow, I am still not a part of that
church anymore and actually
went back to the one that we
planted out of.
So the catch phrase of a rhizomic approach to friendship and
church planting is this: «Where it
goes is where it grows.»
Generous amounts of money
went to support causes outside the
church: campus ministry, urban ministry, medical and relief work, and
church planting and Bible translation around the globe.
So why don't you resign from your tiring
church,
go out there and
plant your own dynamic community and show us how it's done.
He
went on to say: «It would seem much more sensible for the
Church of England to be supportive of what we are doing because of the great need in England to see the gospel spread and the number of
churches that need to be
planted.»
Some will
go on to serve in existing AMiE congregations while others will lead teams engaged in
planting new
churches.
How is the
church plant going for you down in Waxahachie?
I don't think it's so much about the levites being paid for their service it's about us doing what's right toward Pastors that must feed and tend to the flock of GOD if GOD has called them.JESUS even said in luke 10:7 that the laborers are worthy of their wages.In luke 8 1 - 4 it's says even JESUS HIMSELF recieved financial support from the women who ministered to him with their possessions.Now most people today would say he should have been ashamed of taking money from those poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who
goes to war at their own expense.Or who
goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because of the soilders service.Who
plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived,
going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in,
going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.
Church rent, gas for vans of thd
church, insurance fir the
church and
church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the
church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are
going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLESS.
Churches should stay the same size, or even shrink, because people are going out and spreading the gospel, and planting new c
Churches should stay the same size, or even shrink, because people are
going out and spreading the gospel, and
planting new
churcheschurches.
wan na
go to India this October for an evangelism trip that will result in four new baby
churches being
planted and over 1000 people hearing the gospel?
As a person involved in
planting new
churches... we have to constantly evaluate where we are and how things are
going.
I once did a
church plant that was something of an experiment to see what would happen if we let
go of traditional lines of
church thought and practice.
Going Vegan by Richard
Church, features over 100
plant - based recipes, many of which are gluten - free, as well as advice for the new and established vegan.
I was a North Carolina newspaper reporter with an undergraduate degree in physics, writing about waste water treatment
plants, school board meetings, and
church socials, when the physics department at the University of North Carolina offered me a pay raise to
go back to school.
From building houses with Habitat for Humanity or
planting trees for Arbor Day, to
going on a
church mission trip to coaching a kids tee - ball team, volunteering is a great way to meet nice guys and help your community.