by Pastor Mark Driscoll Acts 29 is a church planting network that has seen over 400 churches planted in the United States in addition to churches planted in over a dozen other nations. We work across a few dozen denominations and networks because we want churches to be planted and lives to be changed by Jesus.
This past Easter alone, our combined US attendance across all Acts 29 churches was 175,000 people! And we are currently evaluating some 500 potential new church planters, as God is exploding our opportunities.
"This past Easter alone, our combined US attendance across all Acts 29 churches was 175,000 people!"
If you have a heart for missions, church planting, or are even part of an Acts 29 church, we would humbly ask that you make a generous year end donation. For any gift over ...
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by Scott Thomas, President of Acts 29
Besides sharing one Barbie-sized bathroom with 287 people for six hours, the most difficult thing about flying is keeping up with the ever-changing TSA rules. They now use Imaging Technology that can scan a person's body for exploding underwear or exploding breast implants (seriously).
The qualifications for a pastor have been the same for almost 2,000 years. (Don't tell the TSA or they might mess with it.) Jesus came as the perfect fulfillment of this list of qualifications. He is the Chief Shepherd of the Church and we are the undershepherds.
Before you run a battery of tests to determine if you have the qualities of a church planter, make sure you are first qualified as an elder. I found 17 distinct qualifications for a church planter ...
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Happy Birthday Tyler & Happy 5th Anniversary with Acts 29 Network
Tyler Powell is the Acts 29 Church Planting Strategist
by Derrin Thomas
In honor of Tyler Powell turning 34 today, I felt compelled to come up with this list of 34 reasons we love him:
He loves the Church
He loves his family
He treats his friends like his family
He is one of the most patient men I know
He brings his A game every day
He is the loudest singer in every church service
He’s still not allowed to pick out his own clothes
He orders his steak well-done and his fries extra crispy
He takes about 90 minutes to eat a steak and fries
He leads by example
He can’t speak in public without 90% of his blood going to his face and neck
He always goes first round in pick-up football
He’s ...
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Neil MacMillan, who has been working closely with Acts 29 Western Europe, gives us an insight to the country of Scotland.
A COUNTRY THAT PUNCHES ABOVE ITS WEIGHTAmongst Scotland’s rock ‘n roll contributions to the world are Presbyterianism, golf and capitalism. To provide a bit of yin to our yang we also gave you whiskey and the television. We think the world has much to thank us for. We are a small nation of 5 million people, but we punch above our weight.
The theological and philosophical history of Scotland is often represented by two contrasting figures: John Knox, the fiery Calvinist, and David Hume, the sceptical humanist. To contemporary Scots, Calvinism is a shameful blemish on our nation’s history. It is the worldview of Hume not Knox that has ...
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Steve Timmis (Acts 29 Director for Western Europe) continues with the second part of the series Church Planting out of season.
Humility
In the previous post I suggested that, as far as Western Europe is concerned, we are engaged in 'out of season' gospel ministry. The soil is hard and compacted, and calls for determined gospel faithfulness. Even when fruit is in short supply, our response should not be one of despair or desperation. We are called to faithful gospel labour, which is an outworking of dependence on the Lord.
Another feature of gospel ministry in such a context should be humility. Immediately prior to Paul's exhortation to Timothy to preach the word in season and out of season, we find him reminding the young leader to "continue in what you have learned and firmly believed" ...
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