We reproduce what we know; we know what is modeled before us. As a pastor, I have the honor of seeing members regularly sent from The Church at Brook Hills to the unreached people groups in Birmingham, across North America, and throughout the world. As a faith family, we are […]
Church Planting
Pastors, the picture you paint is the art your people will carry. If you call your people to the nations “over seas,” but fail to call them to the 360 unreached people groups living in the United States and 180 in Canada, then they will believe the unreached people groups […]
Pastors Must Paint Wisely
It has been said that since Gutenberg the Christian faith has walked on “literate legs.” And while we are very thankful to have the Bible in our language, we often operate from the assumption that the majority of the world also prefers to learn through literate means. However, close to […]
Samuel Chiang on Orality and Missions Today
One reason churches do not participate in church planting is because they believe it is beyond their abilities. And I would agree that church planting is beyond most churches as long as we use the typical western definition of church planting. When we turn to the Scriptures, we do not […]
Your Church is Closer to Planting than You Think
Last month I shared a glimpse of the cover of one of two books I’m publishing this year. I am extremely excited that Apostolic Church Planting is now available for pre-order. This is my third work on the topic of church planting which builds from the foundational work established in […]
New Church Planting Book
The school year is almost over. Our church recognized graduates this past Sunday. This is a common practice among some churches in the U. S.. We asked our graduates to stand during the worship gathering, gave them a brief challenge, reminded the church to pray for them, and had a […]