Posts with tag: "Church"
I do not think that the American church is dependent upon the Spirit's empowerment. Most of what takes place among our local gatherings may be able to occur without the Holy Spirit. This is tragic ...
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Tags: church, church planting, plant a church, pastor, church planter, thriving, supernatural, jesus, spirit, healthy, mission, missional, god, leadership
Evangelism and Discipleship
Church planters can do a lot of things wrong and God can still bless the new church. All pastors will confess that God often blessed in spite of their frail leadership ...
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Posted in: Leadership, Disciple Making
Tags: evangelism, discipleship, church-planting, church, pastor, church planter, top issues, challenges, disciple-making, missional
Casting Vision and Avoiding Mission Drift
Church plants often lose sight of their direction, vision and resulted in mission drift in several different ways. Planters may struggle with pressure ...
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Posted in: Leadership
Tags: church planting, pastor, church, planting a church, church planter, mission, vision, mission drift, vision casting, leadership, clarity, values, ministry, philosophy
Financial Self-Sufficiency and Viability
Money management is an ongoing concern in both the church and for church planters personally. It is easy to avoid these issues, which can lead to all sorts ...
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Posted in: Leadership
Tags: finance, viability, self-sufficient, church planting, church, pastor, church plant, planting a church, bivocation, raising support, money management, giving, tithing, offering, budget, funding, launching, money
Leadership Development and Reproducing Culture
Planters face incredible pressure to find quality leaders quickly. Yet the limitations of money, critical mass, and spiritual maturity in new ...
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Posted in: Leadership
Tags: leadership, church-planting, pastor, church, leaders, culture, raising leaders, staff, resources, discipleship, coaching, church plant, planting a church
Join us March 10-11 at The Village Church in Dallas, Texas, for our first Boot Camp 2.0
A New Kind of Boot Camp
The Acts 29 Network helps pastors plant churches that plant churches so more people ...
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Tags: church planting training, church planter training, church plant, acts 29 boot camp, new kind of boot camp, new training opportunities, practical training, church, leadership, missional, reformed, pastor, evangelical, christian
How Can a Loving God Allow Devastation in Haiti (and in my life)?
Pat Robertson doesn't get it:
Shortly after a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, potentially ...
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By Scott Thomas, Director of the Acts 29 Network
Jack Miller was the director of World Harvest Mission and pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church near Philadelphia and professor at ...
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Meet the Wiltons. Rob and Annabeth just officially launched Vintage Church in New Orleans last month. They are new members to Acts 29 and we are excited to have them as part of the ...
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Churches go through critical seasons of their life that largely determine both their longevity and health. Seeing, accepting, and navigating these seasons is incredibly important for the ongoing ...
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