Dear Acts 29 Family,
As we approach Thanksgiving—a time to give thanks—and the end of 2009—a time to reflect—we have much for which to give God praise. We have been incredibly blessed to see many new churches planted, a growth of influence and new friendships with leaders and church planters across the globe. We had 131 new church planting churches join the network this year to date, increasing the number of churches in Acts 29 Network to 288. We have 336 new applicants just in 2009 alone (about one per day). With this trajectory, we are anticipating over 120 churches being planted in 2010.
A Global Movement
God is blessing the efforts of Acts 29 all across the nation and world. This spring, we hosted our first World Church Planting Summit ...
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Many know that Matt Chandler is the lead pastor of Highland Village Church near Dallas, Texas. What many may not know is that he also serves the entire Acts 29 Network by being a part of the Board of Directors and in coordinating church planting efforts in the exploding Acts 29 Texas Region.
And what is perhaps even less known is how this highly influential man, clearly passionate about Jesus and preaching his Gospel, personally walks with Jesus. I had the privilege of sitting down with Matt after his talk at boot camp last week and got to ask him about just that.
In this short video Matt highlights two main elements of a personal walk with God:
1. Answer the questions "how will I do this?" and "when will I do this?" when it comes to ...
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Just Another Ministry Monday?
Jonathan McIntosh posts the top reasons pastors say they want to quit: 1) to protect their family, 2) criticism, 3) the work is too hard, 4) they're restless, 5) they're jealous of others' talents & giftings, 6) nobody & nothing seems to change. Have another reason and want to voice it? Follow @JonMcIntosh, @acts29 and other church planting leaders as they conduct more "Twitter polls" in the future.
Gospel Awakening Defined via Chan Kilgore
Chan serves on the Acts 29 Network's Board of Directors and oversees the Florida Region. He writes, "a Gospel Awakening is when a person's affections are gripped with the beauty of the holiness and love of God and broken by the depth of their own sin." Chan has a four page article on what an "Awakening" ...
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We are half-way through assessments here in Houston, finishing up a week in Texas -- our very own Tyler Powell gives us the half-time report. Pray for our assessors & those being assessed for wisdom, discernment & grace.
For some reviews of boot camp, read Clear Creek Community Church (our host) pastor Greg Poore's blog, or attendee Zach Nielsen's ...
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