Lol!
I agree completely, there would be 3 time as many gospel preaching baptist churches in america if we had practiced this over the past 100 years.Binaca Chugger said:Honestly, I like the idea of a church reaching its 85% capacity and sending out a new church plant. It just makes sense. By that time, surely you have developed enough people who can go out and do likewise. Of course the financial assistance is of great benefit to the starting group. If only more churches would think like this instead of having the multiple services or building programs.
sword said:I agree completely, there would be 3 time as many gospel preaching baptist churches in america if we had practiced this over the past 100 years.Binaca Chugger said:Honestly, I like the idea of a church reaching its 85% capacity and sending out a new church plant. It just makes sense. By that time, surely you have developed enough people who can go out and do likewise. Of course the financial assistance is of great benefit to the starting group. If only more churches would think like this instead of having the multiple services or building programs.
It would also force pastors to train & utilize new Christians at every level of ministry, as more experienced members move on to help the new church plants. The process would repeat itself ever 5 years or so at the Mother church and at each new churches.
But you are not to be called ?Rabbi,? for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth ?father,? for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
"Haven?t you read,? he replied, ?that at the beginning the Creator ?made them male and female,? and said, ?For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
FSSL said:Walt said:My only point was that you don't HAVE to be a large church to plant a church.
We agree. Perhaps the title gives that impression.
Smellin Coffee said:Sorry for the sidetrack but had to point out the irony. Back to the topic at hand.
FSSL said:Smellin Coffee said:Sorry for the sidetrack but had to point out the irony. Back to the topic at hand.
What kind of hermeneutic dismisses the rest of the NT?
sword said:I agree completely, there would be 3 time as many gospel preaching baptist churches in america if we had practiced this over the past 100 years.Binaca Chugger said:Honestly, I like the idea of a church reaching its 85% capacity and sending out a new church plant. It just makes sense. By that time, surely you have developed enough people who can go out and do likewise. Of course the financial assistance is of great benefit to the starting group. If only more churches would think like this instead of having the multiple services or building programs.
It would also force pastors to train & utilize new Christians at every level of ministry, as more experienced members move on to help the new church plants. The process would repeat itself ever 5 years or so at the Mother church and at each new churches.
FSSL said:Smellin Coffee said:Sorry for the sidetrack but had to point out the irony. Back to the topic at hand.
What kind of hermeneutic dismisses the rest of the NT?
Tarheel Baptist said:FSSL said:Smellin Coffee said:Sorry for the sidetrack but had to point out the irony. Back to the topic at hand.
What kind of hermeneutic dismisses the rest of the NT?
The forgotten text 'Crock of Hermeneutic' by I.B. Ignorant
Tarheel Baptist said:The best friend of a church plant, planter is a solid, thriving, mother church...which often/always have programs, buildings and budgets!