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Church Planting Masterclass

8.5 Hours 79 Videos

There’s a lot to know before starting a church, and finding reliable information can be daunting. There’s a lot out there. The Church Planting Masterclass is valuable, accessible training from expert practitioners, to help kickstart your church planting journey with clarity and confidence.
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9 Essentials for Church Planters

J.A. Medders

Every sport has metrics for what makes an ideal athlete. Speed, wingspan, IQ, mechanics, and so forth contribute to an athlete’s effectiveness. These metrics also serve as areas for growth in an athlete’s journey. Everyone needs development. No one expects...
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Starting, Staying, and Surviving Church Planting

So you want to be a church planter. Here are 4 takeaways for discerning your calling as gleaned from one of the greatest church planters in history, the Apostle Paul.
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How to Lead Your Church in Planting Partnerships

Matthew Z. Capps

Planting a church is hard; trying to plant one alone is even harder. Here's how you can lean into community by pursuing partnership.
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Pastor, Go Overseas

Steve Bezner

Global missions isn't a back-burner task we go back to when all the stars align. Here are four ways you and your church will benefit as you live out the great mission as Christ has called you to do.
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Kingdom Partnerships

How Established Churches Support Church Planting

Matthew Z. Capps

New churches are needed in unchurched areas. Get your church involved through church planting partnerships! This free eBook will: Overview the importance of the local church Examine church planting in the New Testament Help you cast vision to get your...
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Sent and Sending: Church Planting in The New Testament

D.A. Horton

We are all called to live life on mission—whether locally, across our nation, or overseas. Discover the role you're called to play within the body of Christ, living out the Great Commission near or far.
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A Vision for Diversity 

Trillia Newbell

"Diversity" is a popular topic of discussion these days. Let's look at the "what" and "why" of the matter, along with eight ways to foster kingdom diversity.
E-Book

Deep Bench

Discover, Develop and Deploy Leaders Within Your Church

Matt Rogers

The task of leadership deployment is a vital catalyst in reaching the harvest set before the Church. Deep Bench by Matt Rogers examines how to Discover Future Leaders Develop Future Leaders Deploy Leaders
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Church Planter Basics 4: Make Missionaries

Cliff Jordan

The problem in churches today is that we aren’t making missionaries. Planters would do well to see their churches as missionary training outposts for the kingdom of God.
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Praying Bold Prayers

J.D. Greear

God’s people have the ability to ask Him for big things. But most Christians, including church planters, fail to pray big prayers. Praying Bold Prayers by J.D. Greear examines: Why We Don’t Pray The First Church’s Devotion to Prayer Church...
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10 Rules of Church Planting

Clint Clifton

Clint Clifton says aspiring church planters are always asking him, “What’s the most important church planting advice you can give me?” Here are the 10 pieces of advice he gives most often.
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Resources for Residencies

Bob Burton

As you look to resource your residency, three key components ought to be included to produce health.
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Charles Spurgeon, Pt.2 – The Priority of Church Planting

Clint Clifton

Why would Charles Spurgeon, pastor of the massive Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, urge members to leave the congregation to devote themselves to the prosperity of other churches?
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Your Church is Going to Die

Clint Clifton

People rarely consider how churches begin and almost never consider how they end. Churches, just like people, have lifecycles. They are born and they die. Where is your church in its lifecycle?