Global Church Advancement

The following factors provided the greatest sources of satisfaction or stress for church planting wives...

Great trends are developing in church plants. New plants are emphasizing all means of grace (word, sacrament, prayer) in balanced proportions in liturgies. Right on! Also, new plants are sprouting in non- traditional domains– right on with that as well. Here’s my observation and my concern. Ma...

Thomas Watson offers twenty four characteristics of a godly person drawn from the Scriptures. This is the thirteenth characteristic he lists. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Ephesians 6:24 (KJV) #13 A godly person is a sincere person. . . . . ...

Given at the Global Church Advancement North America Conference I wish someone would have told us (Shari and her husband, John), that we both would need a support system greater than just each other… …that we would need coaches and mentors, and we should plan at more than one stage in the jou...

Living in the Power of the Gospel by John Piper, Jerry Bridges, Steve Childers and Tim Keller (edited by Jerry Cross) was recently published in Spanish (as Vivir en el poder del Evangelio) by Lighthouse Publications’ Harmony Books division in Mexico City. ...

“A new report from The Barna Group, based on interviews with more than 3,000 adults, shows that congregational size is related to the nature of a congregation’s religious beliefs, religious behavior and demographic profile. Th...

Cindy Sawyer This is a great organization–really God centered and down to earth! God’s doing some very cool things through GCA… Cindy joined the cause: Globa

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE JULY 09 GCA CHURCH PLANTER TRAINING SEMINAR: “Amazing insights; great resources; gospel-centered focus, top-notch material both written and presented!” “This conference could replace all the other books, videos, classes and conferences I have encountered while...

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It’s been well said, “Undoubtedly the first years of church planting are hardest and most volatile for the church planter - which is why so many churches never make it past their childhood, as the planter implodes under the pressure brought on from lack of resources, exhaustion and loneliness amo...

Piper, John. Spectacular Sins.Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2008. 121 pp. $15.99. Listen to the Spectacular Sins sermon seriesat Desiring God...