Calvary Church Planting Network

Posted on March 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

6 PEOPLE YOU’LL MEET ON YOUR CHURCH PLANTING ADVENTURE, AND HOW WE SERVE THEM

By Kellen Criswell

All church planters want people to come to their church. We who have started a church from the ground up all share that in common. The first official gathering of Refuge Church was a home bible study which consisted of six adults and our three little kids. I remember that we all had that mix of emotions that all church planting teams have. On the one hand we felt courageous and unstoppable. We felt that since God had called us to this work there was no question that we were going to see Him bust down the gates of hell in our midst. On the other hand we were honestly a bit fearful. We went through those down times of asking God, “Why would you call us to serve You this way?” As if His choice of us for this work ever had anything to do with some kind of inherent goodness or talents we possessed that He needed!

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Great Opportunity For Church Planters – Shepherd’s Staff

Posted on November 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

Hey Guys,

There is a new and great opportunity for church planters of which I am radically excited.

For many of us, one of the hardest parts of church planting, especially when you aren’t being supported by a big sending organization, is how to deal with raising support, getting a salary and the possibility of health benefits.

Shepherd’s Staff Missions Facilitators has now opened a Launch Division that will now help facilitate domestic church planters as missionaries. As a church planter, there is now the opportunity for a shorter term resource and administrative team to help from before your launch until the new church is up and running and can do it all in house.

Brothers, this is just an awesome thing for planters who are either unaffiliated or will be affiliated later to some organization.

Help me get the word out!

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