Church Planting

Built to Stand: One Man’s Call A Novel Inspired by the True Story of Marvin McKenzie He rode bulls before he could drive. He climbed steel beams hundreds of feet in the air. He stood behind pulpits with fire in his bones. But Micah Carson’s greatest strength wasn’t in his back or his fists—it was in his call from God. Born in a dusty timber town in 1958, Micah’s early life was a storm of broken promises and broken people. When his parents’ marriage collapsed during his grade school years, Micah learned to survive on grit and independence. Then Dan McGraw came along—his rough-...

I'm sure there are countless numbers of testimonies concerning the amazing work which God has performed. Regardless if it's personal or ministry, these testimonies are always encouraging. This book is just one of the many testimonies which could be told concerning how God used the lives of many dedicated Christians to accomplish a work which spanned a time of approximately twenty years. This is the story of how God used a group of His people to start a church ministry which would reach the lives of many lost souls. For twenty years, there were different men, women and pastors who attempted ...

The Word ‘tsumi’: A Japanese Problem in Translating and Understanding. (Series. Bridges ‘Me a criminal? No way!’ This shocking reply is at the core of this unique book—unique, because there is no other English book on the subject of tsumi , and its alternates and its unfortunate meaning of criminally guilty in Japanese. Unfortunately, it does not encompass the meaning of sin against God. Four hundred years have passed, and this deplorable translation is still used in Japanese churches today. These are some of the topics that are covered in this informative book: How Japanese ...

The tremendous growth of Latin American cities in the last few years has continued to aggravate a situation that has its roots in both the Spanish and Indian cultures. The Latin American, even more than the North American of the last century, has viewed the city as his one and only hope for a future. This has led to a concentration of 30% or more of the population of any given country being packed together in and around the largest city, usually the capital. If we are going to win Latin America for Christ, then we need to develop some methods and systems whereby we can reach out to these ...

Two thousand years ago Jesus laid the foundation for His church, and for over three years He instructed His disciples in the fundamentals and mission the church should follow. In the ensuing years since then, His church has encountered much opposition and persecution from endemics, societal leaders, cultures, religions, and more. As of this writing His church is once again encountering global oppression caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic, which has caused church doors to be closed, and has interrupted worship on several levels. Nevertheless, it is His church, and He has assured us that the ...

Many leaders find that the realities of day-to-day church leadership bear little resemblance to their ideals about how a congregation should function. This book brings New Testament love, grace and discipline into the process of leading a growing church in the 21st Century. Ralph draws from a wealth of hands-on experience to solve problems such as finding and retaining volunteers, managing paid staff expectations & performance and even firing when you're forced to do it. It's a great tool for a church staff to read and discuss together. This volume is book 6 in a series of Kindle books, ...

A Collection of Monographs is a group of papers which my wife, Linda, and I wrote some thirty plus years ago on a variety of subjects. The papers are on Theological Education in Spain, The Paraguayan Mission, Medical Work in Paraguay, and church planting.

Multiplying Missional Leaders Like Jesus -- EVEN if you have never led a group before Don't know how to lead a group? Want a step-by-step plan that's PRACTICAL? Need a strategy for training leaders that your leaders will copy with others? Ever wish you could lead like Jesus did? Leadership is a huge need in the missional church today. The problem? Most groups are following business models rather than the method Jesus gave us. The secret to effective leadership is following the greatest leader of all time -- Jesus. In this guide, Training Radical Leaders, you'll get a ten-week blueprint that...

The tremendous growth of Latin American cities in the last few years has continued to aggravate a situation that has its roots in both the Spanish and Indian cultures. The Latin American, even more than the North American of the last century, has viewed the city as his one and only hope for a future. This has led to a concentration of 30% or more of the population of any given country being packed together in and around the largest city, usually the capital. If we are going to win Latin America for Christ, then we need to develop some methods and systems whereby we can reach out to these ...

Ever since Jesus' commission to make disciples in his name, Christianity has transformed lives and the world at large. To those watching, it must have looked like an upstart religion led by a group of men, most of whom were martyred for their beliefs. The voice of secular culture today is no louder and no more indulgent than it was in those days. And yet much of the Western church has settled for becoming just another mass media market that's adding to the noise, instead of a movement that continues to turn the world upside down.

El crecimiento de las ciudades latinoamericanas en los últimos años continúa empeorando una situación que tiene sus raíces tanto en la cultura española como la indígena. El latinoamericano ve en la ciudad su única esperanza para el futuro. Esto ha resultado en que 30% o más de la población se haya concentrado en la ciudad más grande del país, típicamente la capital. Si el propósito de nuestro evangelismo es ganar a América Latina para Cristo tendremos que elaborar algunas metodologías y sistemas a través de los cuales podemos alcanzar estas gigantescas ciudades y la gente ...

The core purpose of this series is to dig through the cultural, ecclesiastical, and corporate (business) issues that have been added to the church over the last two thousand years. I am not interested in getting rid of these trappings so much as discovering what they are and what the bedrock of the church would look like without them. Once exposed, then we can decide what to keep and what is unnecessary. Over the years, I began to put together a list of criteria which I would periodically hold up to a congregation to help them determine whether they were still on track with what God wanted ...

Hundreds of church leaders today are ignorant of the power of the flesh in their lives. In our day the false teaching that people are not sinners by nature has returned to the church in force. This has had a profound impact on believers, blinding them to the flesh still resident within them and weakening them in their battle against the ongoing sin nature. Thus many fall short of the victory God intends His people to have. God intends us to have victory over the flesh—but we must first recognize the enemy lurking within us. May God give leaders of His church the wisdom and tenacity to ...

A tried-and-true classic in dynamic ministry growth, church building, and discipleship momentum. From professional church-planters Dave and Jon Ferguson comes the anchor book in the Exponential Series - envisioning new and practical methods of building churches, communities, and organizations on the cornerstone of Christ. Exponential lays out a concise and effective reproducing strategy, giving practical steps and case studies as you follow the growth of a church movement through four mains stages.

Many leaders find that the realities of day-to-day church leadership bear little resemblance to their ideals about how a congregation should function. This book brings New Testament love, grace and discipline into the process of leading a growing church in the 21st Century. Ralph draws from a wealth of hands-on experience to solve problems such as finding and retaining volunteers, managing paid staff expectations & performance and even firing when you're forced to do it. It's a great tool for a church staff to read and discuss together. This volume is book 2 in a series of Kindle books, ...

What if healthy exponential growth required you to maintain less control over your ministry rather than more? That was the dilemma the Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) ministry at Sydney University faced. The ministry wasn't growing under staff control, so why not hand the reigns over to the students and see what happens? This is an exploration of the challenges and wonders that come from trusting your ministry into the hands of God and God’s lay people. It is a warts-and-all confessional of the bumpy journey the Sydney University staff team underwent and the leadership principles they ...

Don’t Try to Ride the Wave of 20th-Century Ministry Leaders, are you called to a place where Jesus’ name is most often spouted as a curse word? Because in the 21st-century, the culture is shifting. The “easy places” are increasingly post-Christian—even pre-Christian. If you want to minister successfully right now, you must: • Learn the mind-shifts necessary to make disciples in the world as it exists today • Rethink outmoded ideas of funding, metrics, and team-building • Find out how to model a faith community that’s relevant to the needs of the culture where God’s ...

Why do so many churches struggle with dysfunction, declining attendance, and ineffectiveness despite having good intentions and dedicated leaders? The answer isn't found in better programs, modern strategies, or cultural relevance. It's found in returning to God's original blueprint for His church—a design so comprehensive and powerful that Jesus promised "the gates of hell will not prevail against it." Discover God's Complete Vision In God's Blueprint for His Church, you'll explore seven divinely inspired metaphors that reveal exactly what God intended when He designed the church: Family...

What was Jesus’ core message?Most Christians don’t know the answer to this question. Most of us were never taught how to speak with our neighbors about the Kingdom of God. The Jesus Strategy offers a practical guide to learn how to share Jesus’ good news in the way He taught His followers. By taking a fresh look at familiar stories, we will see how Jesus’ brilliant strategy is laid out in the gospel accounts. You will be challenged to consider a different approach to both evangelism and discipleship. The Jesus Strategy will show you how to experience the joy of applying Jesus’ ...

Are you looking for a powerful tool to help you rescue people from spiritual darkness? In this latest work from Doug Lucas, he delves into the importance of prayer and intentional obedience in spreading the Gospel. Drawing from his years of experience in missions and church planting, Lucas offers powerful real-life stories paired with practical strategies for sharing the Gospel with those who desperately need to hear it. With urgency and passion, Lucas invites the Church to join him in his mission to represent Jesus with both humility and boldness. He emphasizes the need to pray ...