The Future Of Church Planting In North America

The Future of Church Planting in North America looks to Jesus as the model for life and ministry as he said, «As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you». Examining the life and ministry of Jesus as found in the Gospel of John as well as the New Testament church plants, the author makes a strong case for a multicultural church planting as a model for the future.

Planting Missional Churches is an instruction book for planting biblically faithful and culturally relevant churches. It addresses the “how-to” and “why” issues of church planting by providing practical guidance through all the phases of a church plant while taking a missional look at existing and emerging cultures.

Discusses how to plant new churches in North America and around the world by examining important sociological, anthropological, and historical perspectives. Focuses on church-planting methods, selecting target areas, using effective resources, and measuring growth. Also includes data on the sending church and the Christian mission and other related material.

Now in its third edition, Church Planting: The Next Generation, continues to prove itself a helpful resource for denominations, districts, mission agencies and individuals who know that any church planting movement will require more than raw energy if it is to succeed in the long run. Kevin Mannoia's approach to church planting is based on the application of comprehensive systems for regional multiplication of churches. This edition includes a new afterword outlining lessons learned from ten years of practical application. "Mannoia has identified key areas where resources must be developed and has suggested key structures and processes. His efforts with those of his advisors are creating a road map to the future." Carl F. George Director, Charles E. Fuller Institute "What Kevin Mannoia provides is an integrated system that advances us from micro-church planting to macro-church planting. his work is thoughtful, grounded and practical." Charles R. Ridley, Ph.D. "Kevin Mannoia was one of the first in North America to see how several key components work together to increase the chances of success for church plants and how networks of churches can collaborate to provide these components, establishing not only new disciple-making communities but entire church planting movements." - Murray Moerman, ChurchPlantingCanada.ca Kevin Mannoia is Dean of the Haggard School of Theology at Azusa Pacific University. Previously he served as President of the National Association of Evangelicals, as well as a pastor, superintendent, bishop emeritus of the Free Methodist Church. He is also the author of The Integrity Factor.

Metrospiritual: The Geography of Church Planting is about church planting in the city. There is an outpouring of new expressions of church being started throughout metro areas across North America. Where are these new churches being started? Maybe a more subterranean question is, "Why"? Why are churches being started where they are and why is there is a bias towards one part of the city and an overall neglect of other parts? Metrospiritual explores these questions and more as it builds off of recent research and surveys of hundreds of church planters in seven large cities in the United States and Canada. There is a deeper look at pivotal issues such as gentrification, the Creative Class, community transformation, urban renewal, and the role new churches play in all of these.

Veteran missional church planters present a much needed how-to resource for churches desiring to sponsor the planting of other new churches locally and globally.

For the past four decades this highly effective method of evangelism has been vastly overlooked. As a result, large segments of the population have remained unreached. No single church can meet every person's needs; that's why planting new churches--ones that will meet the needs of specific groups--is so necessary. Now, after ten years of research and teaching on the subject, C. Peter Wagner shares his knowledge and insight in this comprehensive guide on how to plant a church. It's an up-to-date textbook on church planting and a helpful summary of church growth principles in general. Church Planting for a Greater Harvest contains everything Wagner taught in his highly successful "How to Plant a Church" seminar--a presentation that was offered sixteen times and drew 5,000 participants! Today, as we see a renewed interest in church planting, the Lord is blessing the efforts of church planters everywhere. The future can be an exciting time of growth for churches. Get ready to be carried into what could be the greatest era of harvest the world has ever seen!

If the church is to thrive in the twenty-first century, it will have to take on a new form as it ministers to the 120 million unchurched people in the United States. Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century is still virtually the only available text on church planting in North America and beyond. In this third edition, readers will find material on the importance of healthy, biblical change in our churches, updated appendixes, insight on our postmodern ministry context, and strategies for reaching new population demographics such as Generations X and Y. Pastors, ministry leaders, and church planters will find the information and advice found in this book invaluable as they carry out their ministries.