I frequently hear pastors say, “Our church is a church plant.” These days I have to ask what “church plant” means. The best I can discern is that being a church plant possibility has something to do with the age of the church. However, even with duration of existence there […]
definitions
In this episode of Strike the Match, my guest is Matthew Ellison, president of 16:15 and co-author (with Denny Spitters) of When Everything is Missions. When I read this book, my initial reaction was that every (yes, every) North American pastor should read this book in the next year. What […]
Matthew Ellison on When Everything is Missions
The further we move away from biblical language to describe our actions, the greater the likelihood our actions will move away from biblical purposes. The further we move away from biblical models to guide our actions, the greater the likelihood our actions will move away from biblical purposes. Without the […]
Time to Stop Talking about Missions and Church Planting?
When I share the gospel with Mormons, one of the first things I do is establish our definitions. Without cutting to the chase and recognizing our definitional differences, it is difficult to then evaluate what we each believe in light of the Bible (the KJV of course!). Discussing church planting […]