Does London Need More Churches?
The largest urban area in the United Kingdom is London. Apart from being one of the most famous cities in the world, it is also one of the most diverse cities in the world. Over a third of London’s residents
Category: Church Planting
Repost: Rejoicing in the Holes in the Ground
I really enjoyed the following post. I think that we often wait too long to rejoice and to praise God. We should be praising God all along life’s journey. I hope it will be a help and encouragment to you.
Repost: How God Revives a Dying Church
I found this article by Carey Schmidt very helpful. “Reviving dying churches,” “replanting churches,” “rescuing churches,” whatever you want to call it, is a real issue in places where churches used to be strong but are now growing weaker. The
5 Important Factors About Where to Plant a Church
For the last four months, I have been surveying the city of London and asking the following questions: In a city of 8.5 million, where should we plant a church? Where can we plant a church that will make the
Where to Plant a Church (5 of 5)
Factor #5: Plant a church in an area where God seems to be opening doors. When the Apostle Paul was traveling on his missionary journeys, he continually looked for open doors. (Read 2 Cor. 2:12, Col. 4:3, Rev. 3:8.) He made
Surveying a City for the Purpose of Planting a New Church
Moving to a new area to plant a church can be a daunting experience. Where do you begin? Where do you meet? How do you get started? Those are all questions that we asked when we moved to London to plant
Where to Plant a Church? (4 of 5)
Factor #4: Plant a church only after getting wise counsel. All of us have our blind spots, and none of us see with perfectly clear vision. That is why we need to continually be in the Word, so that God
Where to Plant a Church (3 of 5)
Factor #3: Plant a church in a needy place. When trying to assess the need of an area, we may find the following two things to be true: Everywhere is needier than we think. Nowhere is as needy as we
Where to Plant a Church (2 of 5)
Factor #2: Plant a church in a strategic place. Most church-planters put on their prayer card: “Churches Planters to Brazil” or some other country to which God has led them. The sad reality is that most of us never come
Where to Plant a Church (1 of 5)
When I am asked to preach for someone, I often find myself spending as much time trying to figure out what to preach as I do in preparing the message to preach. Similarly, determining where to plant a church can