B21 will once again host a lunch panel discussion at the Advance the Church Conference. This years panel is entitled, “Lessons from the Trenches: Challenges to Planting Healthy Churches.” Panelists: – Darrin Patrick- The Journey, St. Louis, MO http://journeyon.net/ – Eric Mason- Epiphany Fellowship, Philadelphia, PA http://www.epiphanyfellowship.org/ – Tyler Jones- Vintage21 Church, Raleigh, NC vintage21.com – David Bowen- Church …
Porterbrook with PlantNC
In the past Baptist21 has let our readers know about a church-planting network in NC called PlantNC. It is their mission to be a network of churches, pastors, leaders and planters whose mission is to make disciples through the planting of gospel centered churches. So, in order to carry out that mission PlantNC has an exciting opportunity coming up that …
Resource Recommendation: Tim Keller’s “Preaching the Gospel”
Years ago I was introduced to this resource. At the time, I really didn’t know Tim Keller or anything about his ministry in NYC. My brother recommended this resource to me and it was particularly helpful during a time of trial in my life. At Baptist21, one of our main focuses is on “gospel-centrality.” I can think of no one …
P2P: Discerning the Call (part 3) – Our Calling to a City
Make sure to check out the rest of this series: “Preparing2Plant” and check out the Denver2011 Site Before I begin this post I’d like to continue the habit of recommending a few resources that are related to church planting: Aaron Coe, The Role of the Sending Church in Church Planting Aaron Coe, Assessment of Church Planters Makes all the Difference …
Killing the Fuzzy Gospel – We’ve Got a Problem (Pt. 1)
For a B21 explanation of what the Gospel is, see Jon Akin’s post here. Every problem that we face in our churches is a manifestation of an inadequate understanding and practice of the gospel. Giving problems? You’ve got a gospel problem. Can’t get enough people to sign up for that short term mission trip? Gospel problem. Apathy toward your community? …
Preaching the Gospel Every Week
One of my favorite movies is the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and some of my favorite parts are the songs of the Oompa Loompas: Oompa Loompa doompety doo; I’ve got a perfect puzzle for you Oompa Loompa doompety dee; If you are wise you’ll listen to me What do you get when you guzzle down sweets; Eating …