Episode 179: On How to Plant a Church (with Eric Bancroft & Matt Smethurst)
September 14, 2021
September 14, 2021
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Is being a church planter different than being a pastor? What can the book of Acts teach us about church planting?
In this episode of Pastors Talk, Jonathan Leeman and Matt Smethurst ask Eric Bancroft questions about church planting.
These meetings can do far more than compel people to join; they’re also occasions to model trust in the Lord, obedience to God’s Word, and love for the people of God.
9Marks has long maintained that the New Testament calls churches to plant churches. A friend recently pushed back: “But doesn’t...
If a church does not have a vision to multiply churches, then however “biblical” their vision may be, it is deeply broken from the start.
In Planting by Pastoring, author Nathan Knight challenges our view of church planting and centers the goal of pastoral ministry on a basic biblical foundation: a church plant is in fact a church, and a planter is in fact a pastor.
As churches rapidly expand, Christians risk viewing the church with an entrepreneurial mindset. Church planters can be tempted to fixate on gaining numbers and achieving financial stability as their only metrics for success. They fail to focus on lifting up Christ’s people within the church.
What is a deacon? What does a deacon do? In this second 9Marks Book Club, Jonathan Leeman and Matt Smethurst discuss the important topic of deacons in a local church. Buy the book here: https://9marks.myshopify.com/products…
