{"id":108,"date":"2007-11-16T14:35:53","date_gmt":"2007-11-16T22:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=108"},"modified":"2017-06-11T17:56:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T00:56:46","slug":"wanted-free-grace-church-planting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wanted-free-grace-church-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanted: Free Grace Church Planting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"FreeI have a heart that beats for church planting…I’m just not sure I’m cut out to be a church planter! I mentioned it before<\/a>, but I have become increasingly convinced that if Free Grace theology is going to move forward, we have to involved in church planting.<\/p>\n

There are numerous organizations and networks which are planting hundreds of churches worldwide, and most of them are strongly Lordship\/Calvinistic. We need one for Free Grace Theology! It’s not enough to just write and speak and debate. We need to get out there and share the gospel, make disciples, and plant churches.<\/p>\n

Below\u00a0are 10 of the top church planting organizations.\u00a0Though for many of them I could not find a doctrinal statement, the ones that\u00a0did have doctrinal statements\u00a0leaned toward\u00a0Calvinistic\/Lordship theology.<\/p>\n

1. Acts 29<\/a><\/strong> – Calvinstic<\/a>
\n2. New Thing Network<\/a><\/strong> – Lordship
\n3. Global Church Advancement<\/a><\/strong> – I can’t find a doctrinal statement
\n4. Leadership Network<\/a><\/strong> – I can’t find a doctrinal statement
\n5.\u00a0Orchard Group<\/a><\/strong> – I can’t find a doctrinal statement
\n6. Stadia: New Church Strategies<\/a><\/strong> – I can’t find a doctrinal statement
\n7. Grace Church Planting Ministries<\/a><\/strong> – Lordship<\/a>
\n8.\u00a0house2house<\/a><\/strong> – I can’t find a doctrinal statement
\n9.\u00a0Kairos<\/a><\/strong> – I can’t find a doctrinal statement
\n10. Association of Related Churches<\/a><\/strong> – I can’t find a doctrinal statement<\/p>\n

If you are interested in church planting, or just doing things better at your church to reach out more effectively, many of these sites have excellent free tools and ideas.\u00a0Make use of them.<\/p>\n

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