Identifying planters

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org When someone approaches me to tell me they feel called to plant a church, I rejoice with them and then give them a simple bit of guidance: start and multiply a group. No one is ready to start a new church until they can start a...

The Beauty of Cell Church Planting

by Joel Comiskey People ask me, “Joel, why are you so interested in cell church planting?” I tell them that cell groups are the perfect place to develop new leaders. Leaders are not developed and released by sitting in church on Sunday morning or worshipping in a...

New Cells, New Churches

By Jeff Tunnell The Gospel has always advanced by the Holy Spirit working in men, women, and children, to fulfill Jesus’ final commission; ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel’. Mark 16:15.  Good news is for sharing.  And notice the results: ‘Then those who...

Why Plant Churches?

By Pastor Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com Jesus says to go and make disciples of all the nations. One way to fulfill Jesus’ command is through establishing local churches, as shown in the New Testament. Peter Wagner, missiologist, former church planter, and...

Planting Hurdles

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org By Steve Cordle Just as multiplication is to be the goal of every healthy cell, multiplying a new church is to be the goal for every healthy church. No single church, no matter how effective and large, can reach a whole city....