Churches Planting Churches Biblically
By Pastor Dave Bruskas The pattern of biblical church planting is that existing churches plant new churches. Jesus provides his church with a clear authority structure so that individual calls to church plant may be evaluated and affirmed by previously confirmed leaders (apostles and elders). This principle is illustrated in the storyline of the Book of Acts. Jesus authorizes his Apostles to plant the first church in Jerusalem to be a base of global mission after they are filled with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 1:8: 2:1-47). In Acts 8, Philip preaches the gospel effectively during the persecution and scattering of the Jerusalem church in Samaria. Philip had been previously affirmed both by the church as a whole and its senior leaders (Acts 6:1-7). In Acts 9, Saul (Paul), ...
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