Church Planting Shifts, Part 3: Preparing Our People for Witness
"If we are to succeed in this new, more secular space, we need to do more than simply acknowledge this shift."
"If we are to succeed in this new, more secular space, we need to do more than simply acknowledge this shift."
"Our approach needs to change for there to be significant traction in planting movements within a largely secular society."
"Church planters tend to think that their individual and local church planting model is the norm globally. But that’s not the case."
"Let’s communicate creatively so that our initiatives to expose people to the gospel do not become white noise."
Eden Church finds a way to connect with the diverse, affluent and generally nonreligious residents of Silicon Valley.
“Consider planting and building communities on mission, and let God build his church.”
“A clear vision gives us a filter through which we can run every idea, opportunity and decision.”
"Wisdom without courage is riskless. Courage without wisdom is reckless. But wisdom and courage together is priceless."
"Inspiring and training believers to share their faith is one of the biggest challenges we have in the Western church."
“We need to recognize that even believers see the world in certain ways based upon ethnicity, class and gender.”