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Church Planting Roundtable: Counting the Cost
Six church planters—national and international—explain how they wish they had counted the cost, which yields counsel for the rest of us.
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Advice for Members on Church Plants
Here are four clear reasons why you should consider not joining a new church plant.
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Preacher, What’s on Your Kids Menu?
We want our kids to know that the church is for them, Jesus is for them, and eternal life is for them, so let’s speak to them in our sermons.
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Book Review: Why Church? by Scott Sunquist
Why do local churches exist? Sunquist provides a memorable but problematic answer.
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Book Review: Side by Side, by Ed Welch
Welch teaches us how to become more skillful at greeting others, at asking thoughtful questions, at drawing out people’s stories, and how to be present during suffering and prepared to talk about sin.
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Mailbag #80: Should Pastors Discuss Past Sins? . . . Should Believers Ever Abstain from Communion? . . . Conducting Membership Interviews for Single Women
— How much should a pastor share about past sins? — When should believer's abstain from the Lord's Supper? — Should women do membership interviews for single women?
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Book Review: Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century, by Aubrey Malphurs
This perspective on what it takes to plant a church is simply overwhelming, and worse than that, it’s not biblical.
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Book Review: Proliferate: A Church Planting Strategy for Everyday Churches, by Jason Crandall
As long as you’re aware of its errors, this book offers insights for the prospective church planter.