{"id":2089,"date":"2011-02-11T15:23:19","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T20:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=2089"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:28:40","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:28:40","slug":"starting-a-new-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/starting-a-new-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a New Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"RedeemingGod image 2091\" href=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/starting-a-new-church\/church-planting\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2091\" title=\"church-planting\" src=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/church-planting-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/church-planting-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/church-planting-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/church-planting-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/church-planting-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/church-planting-115x115.jpg 115w, https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/church-planting.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Scientists always get excited about seeing new stars being born on the other side of the galaxy. Well, I get excited about seeing new churches being born. Or maybe I should say, the church expanding in new ways.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, Sol Stallings over at <a href=\"http:\/\/solstallings.wordpress.com\/\">Looking for Church<\/a> has recently started meeting with a group of people in his home, and has been making posts about it and getting feedback from several other bloggers I read and follow.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking at starting a similar group, you will enjoy reading these posts. They answer questions such as:\u00a0How do you gather people? Who do you start with? Where do you meet? What should you do? Who should lead?<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the links, as well as some of the other bloggers who have been in the discussion. If you have posted about this on your blog, and I forgot to mention you, post it in a comment, and I will add a link.<\/p>\n<p>From Sol Stallings at <a href=\"http:\/\/solstallings.wordpress.com\/\">Looking for Church<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #2244bb;\" href=\"http:\/\/solstallings.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/08\/starting-with-a-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Starting with a Meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #2244bb;\" href=\"http:\/\/solstallings.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/08\/we-want-to-get-together\/\" target=\"_blank\">We Want To Get Together<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #2244bb;\" href=\"http:\/\/solstallings.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/09\/family-not-church\/\" target=\"_blank\">Family\u2026 Not \u201cChurch\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #2244bb;\" href=\"http:\/\/solstallings.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/09\/a-family-with-a-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\">A Family\u2026 With A Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #2244bb;\" href=\"http:\/\/solstallings.wordpress.com\/2011\/02\/09\/dont-over-think-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">Don\u2019t Over Think It<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From Alan Knox at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanknox.net\">The Assembling of the Church <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alanknox.net\/2011\/02\/starting-together\/\">Starting together<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From Arthur Sido at <a href=\"http:\/\/thesidos.blogspot.com\/\">The Voice of One Crying in Suburbia<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thesidos.blogspot.com\/2011\/02\/starting-something-special.html\">Starting Something Special<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists always get excited about seeing new stars being born on the other side of the galaxy. 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