Churches Planting Churches

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How can church planters ensure that faithful men will be able to lead the church when they're gone?

How can church planters give the Bible functional authority in their churches?

How does a church planter consider transitioning to a new ministry after planting a healthy church?

Healthy churches are the answer to the perennial problem of the so-called prosperity gospel.

We must view the small places with both realism and gospel hope

How can a church planter endure through the dark days in ministry?

To finish well in ministry, we need the power of God

Church revitalization presents unique challenges and opportunities that require careful shepherding

Entrepreneurial skills, rightly defined and employed, can be useful in church planting

A healthy church can't exist without healthy relationships

Apart from biblical maturity, "competence" counts for nothing in ministry

Discipleship fuels church planting, and vice versa

How can church planters lead their congregations in gospel proclamation?

A healthy marriage doesn't guarantee healthy ministry, but an unhealthy marriage will almost certainly undermine healthy ministry

Conviction is important, but if a planter isn't commended by others, we have reason for concern

Spiritual health is more important than "giftedness"

Why is theological clarity so crucial in church planting?

What should we look for in healthy church leadership?

Teaching the Scriptures is an essential component of pastoral ministry

Small towns will not be reached with the gospel by default

How do we navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with planting a church in a politically divided age?

Migrants are not a problem to be solved, they are people to be loved

America's inner cities are hard places to minister, but churches can address the plethora of issues with gospel hope

Training leaders in underserved contexts requires innovation and grace-fueled endurance

Tony Merida talks with Philip Moore about suffering in church planting

Are young men better suited than older men for the unique challenges of church planting?

Italy, like many countries in Europe, is a spiritually dark place. But churches are penetrating such places with gospel light

Planting a church is an inherently theological endeavor

Planting a multicultural church is challenging, but because of the gospel, it's worth it