Thinking about Church planting?
8 Dec 2009
When we planted our church, back in April 1997, and the enormity of what we had undertaken had begun to hit
me, I started looking around for resources on church planting.
Stuart Murray-Williams book on church planting, came along in 1998, became one of the first books I remember that opened my eyes to to our post-christian, and missional context for church planting.
It remains a great book for anyone thinking about church planting. Stuart is part of the Incarnate network, which is focused on baptist church planting in the UK. But their events and resources are open to anyone.
Incarnate are meeting for two days, 23-25 March 2010 (according to their site) to ‘explore church planting themes; using stories of church planting, discussion, coaching, shared meals and workshops.
We share barn-conversions around the courtyard, eating in our houses: relaxing, relational and a great way to network and support each other. Whether you are a newbie to church planting, a veteran or overseer you will find other people here like you and will be warmly welcomed whether from the UK or mainland Europe.’
Looks like a great event for any church planters out there.
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Comment by Elizabeth Chapin
9.35 am on 8 Dec 2009
If only I lived on the other side of the pond…
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Comment by Art Mealer
2.38 pm on 22 Dec 2009
For those wanting a similar opportunity on this side of the pond, there is a 5 day workshop on church planting held near Raleigh, NC. Costs for the week, which include lodging and meals (there are no fees for the workshop), is about $200 (yes, for the who, week). It will be held Mar 1-5 (arrive on Sunday Feb 28th by 5 PM).
For more information email admin at churchtaskforce dot org
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Comment by Jackie Cooper-Bennett
8.19 pm on 4 Jan 2010
I’ve been in contact with Dan Kimball on facebook and he suggested that you are a good contact in the UK for Church Planting and the ’scene’ over here. My husband and I have been exploring the possibility of a church plant for awhile now and were wondering if you could give any guidance to the possible processes and training that is useful. Also any advice and resources available would be very welcome. Thanks for your time. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Comment by Art Mealer
11.33 am on 5 Jan 2010
For those interested in church planting, here’s a free resource. The 160 page, interactive church planting manual, “God’s Plan for Church Planting.” http://churchtaskforce.org/cpm/GPCP_2010.1.pdf It has been in use for 12 years in India, SE Asia and S America (and it’s been translated into over 25 languages so far).
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