Church Planting Is for Wimps

How God Uses Messed-Up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things

Mike McKinley (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2016 | Redesign
Crossway Books (Verlag)
978-1-4335-5704-0 (ISBN)

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The story of a church's revitalization counters a common misconception that a church's size determines its health—pointing pastors to the faithful ministry of God's Word.

This book tells the story of the revitalization of Guilford Baptist Church in northern Virginia. Weaving together scripture and biblical principles with humor and personal anecdotes, author Michael McKinley asserts that a pastor's faithful exposition of God's Word, passion for sharing the gospel, and care in the training of other godly leaders are more important than the size of his church.

McKinley honestly shares his own fears and rookie mistakes, along with encouraging stories of how God moved at Guilford Baptist. We are reminded that God uses weak and fearful pastors in plants and revitalizations; church planting is indeed for "wimps." For pastors and seminarians considering a church plant and those already struggling in their own fledgling congregations, this book is a thoughtful and encouraging resource.

Mike McKinley (MDiv, Westminster Theological Seminary) is senior pastor of Sterling Park Baptist Church in Sterling, Virginia. He is the author of a number of books, including Am I Really a Christian? and Church Planting Is for Wimps. He and his wife, Karen, have five children and live in Northern Virginia.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Justify Your Existence

Church Planting—Slightly Preferable to Unemployment
So, How Exactly Does One Plant a Church?
One Thing Is Necessary
Cleaning Out the Sheaves
God Always Gets His Way
How to Ruin Everything
No Offense, but You’re Doing Everything Wrong
Redefine Extraordinary

Appendix 1: Church Planting Memo Prepared by Mark Dever for the Elders at CHBC
Appendix 2: Men’s Discipleship Training Syllabus: Grace Community Church (Ashburn, Virginia)

Erscheinungsdatum	18.01.2017
Verlagsort	Wheaton, IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	133 x 210 mm
Gewicht	267 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
ISBN-10	1-4335-5704-5 / 1433557045
ISBN-13	978-1-4335-5704-0 / 9781433557040
Zustand	Neuware