By Scott ThomasActs 29 President and Director
It won’t hurt the church if people are called away to go and make disciples elsewhere. It will hurt the mission if they stay. As I read about the church in Jerusalem and Antioch, I see them identifying, equipping and sending men to plant churches.
In Acts 11:19-26, the Jerusalem church sent Barnabas to the city of Antioch. They didn't send just any schmuck. It is reported of him, "He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith" (11:24). The first thing Barnabas did was to recruit Paul/Saul from Tarsus and take him to Antioch to work with the church. Barnabas then spent the year equipping Paul and doing ministry with him among those who were first called Christians.
In Acts chapters 13-16, the local church at ...
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Tags: church planting, church multiplication, daughter churches, sending, discipleship, qualifications of a church planter, spiritual vitality, acts, bible, biblical, eldership, call, barnabas, paul
Rick is not new the the Network, but you may not know who he is yet. From The Village Church (as in Matt Chandler), Rick White planted CityView church in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Houston boot camp in September, Rick popped by the green room to answer some questions for our slightly wobbly camera (apologies! think: MTV).
In this clip, he tells us three ways he struggled as a church planter in the early days. Good words from an intense dude for church planters and leaders, or those who aspire to be.
*The talk Rick mentions in the video is "Idols in Church Planting" and is found here.
And, on November 17-18, Texas Acts 29 members and candidates are invited to CityView Church to be hosted by Rick White and his team for a Regional Training. Jeremy ...
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Tags: elder process, eldership, churches, advice, help, struggles, texas, fort worth, keller, cityview church, rick white, idols of church planting, church planting, acts 29
Raleigh NC Boot Camp
February 4-5 2009
at Vintage 21 Church
117 S. West St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Register today
Track 1 - For all potential A29 church planters
Mark Driscoll
Wayne Grudem - Gospel Centered Reformed Theology
Danny Akin - Preaching the Gospel
Scott Thomas - The Biblical Mandate on the Man
Andreas Kostenberger - The Effects of Planting on Family & Self
Mark Driscoll & Wayne Grudem - Q & A
Tyler Jones - Mission Rises out of Community
Ed Marcelle - Mission Rises out of Discipleship
Daniel Montgomery - Our Mission
Mark Driscoll
Track 2 - For planters in years 1-4
Jason Roberts and Chris Atwell - Coaching Introduction
Elliot Grudem - Leadership Development: Elders, Deacons, Volunteers
Mark Driscoll - Q & A
Jamie ...
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Tags: training, church plant training, organic church, church growth, missions, urban mission, missional, urban mission training, usa mission, gospel training, church planting, eldership, training leaders, children's ministry training, church funding training, holistic justice, small groups, deacon training, elder training, elder process, church structure training
