Matthew Spandler-Davison
On Church in Hard Places, with Matthew Spandler-Davidson and Francisco Puente (Missions Talk, Ep. 35)
By F. Puente, J. Mack Stiles, M. Spandler-Davison, R. Robertson | 05.09.2024In this episode of Missions Talk, Ryan and Mack interview Matthew Spandler-Davidson and Francisco Puente about planting, revitalizing, and pastoring churches in hard places.
Church Planting Is Rarely Rapid
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 9Marks Journal: Church Planting | 11.07.2023There are two great threats to gospel work in the world’s poor and unengaged communities today: the prosperity gospel and the encouragement toward rapid multiplication.
Church Planting in the Same Building
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 9Marks Journal: Church Planting | 11.07.2023I simply want to offer an alternative to a costly building campaign or tying up resources in more bricks and mortar. That alternative is establishing a network of churches that partner together to share property and resources, and support each other in the work of the ministry.
Christians Should Be Motivated to Minister to Homeless People
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 08.14.2017Homelessness is always a crisis. But merciful, compassionate, and loving Christians can’t only and always walk the other way.
Church Planting in the Same Building
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 9Marks Journal: Church Mergers and Plants | 06.20.2017Our church was getting full, and we knew we needed to do something. So, we planted a church . . . in the same building.
Brothers, We’re in This Together
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 11.21.2016A local association of churches is essential and critical to the health of pastors and their churches.
9Marks in Mindanao
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 10.08.2014It felt utterly inadequate to come all this way to present a workshop on expositional preaching, biblical leadership, and meaningful membership.
Planting Churches in Hard Places
By M. Dever, M. Spandler-Davison, M. McConnell | 05.02.2014What does it take to plant churches among the urban poor? What role do women’s ministry and mercy ministry play?
Don’t Pull the Plug on Your Association Yet
By Matthew Spandler-Davison | 9Marks Journal: Wanted: Apostolic Pastors | 05.08.2012The local Baptist association is dead. Or at least on life support. This story of turning one around provides great reasons not to pull the plug just yet.