In the first post in this series, I began by raising several questions. Keep thinking about these; we’ll probably see them again. I also noted that the main point I’m attempting to communicate in this series is: in any context, the Church must operate from an apostolic missiology when it comes to missionary endeavors. […]
Church Planting
I recently spoke to church planters at an event held in Atlanta by the North American Mission Board, addressing some of the material in my most recent book Discovering Church Planting. I have been told the audio will be made available very soon. When that happens, I’ll link it to the […]
Apostolic Missiology: Part 1-Some Questions to Get Us Started
Today, I begin a two-part series on the blog about one of my greatest missiological influences, Roland Allen (1868-1947). While Allen is best known for his books Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours (1912) and The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes which Hinder It (1927), he has been tremendously influential […]
Roland Allen: Part 1, The Man
Okay. I realize this post is a little longer than what I normally do, but it is critical issue #1. Let’s quickly review: Critical Issue #5 Stress on the Family Critical Issue #4 The Challenge of Contextualization Critical Issue #3 Turfish and Apathetic Churches Critical Issue #2 Need for Leaders And Critical […]
Critical Issues in North American Church Planting: #1 Money
And now critical issue #2–the need for leaders to assist in the work. Of the 190 participants surveyed, leadership development came in as the second most critical issue in North American church planting circles. Church planters are finding out that it is very difficult to locate solid leaders who are […]
Critical Issues in North American Church Planting: #2 Need for ...
Continuing to countdown the five most critical issues in North American church planting (see HERE and HERE if you have not caught the other posts in this series), we now come to #3. Church planters in the study noted that Critical Issue #3 involved the reality of turfish and/or apathetic […]
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