It has been 15 years since 17 people began a new church in Moscow, Russia with faith and prayer. Since then, we have seen amazing fruits of God’s work. The Lord has blessed the local church with remarkable growth, resulting in hundreds of saved individuals, growing ministries…
Read MoreMany aspiring (or existing) church planters tend to be anxious about how they’ll support themselves or raise enough money to get their church off the ground. As they prepare…
Read MoreAt age 14, One Mokgatle lost his father—the rock of his family—to heart failure. Young One wasn’t a Christian, and his father’s death drew him even further away…
Read MoreI wanted to write this book because I can’t help but notice the absence of the church in most church-planting resources. I’ve…
Read MoreWhen my wife and I planted our first church in Fukuoka in 1995, I was 40 years old and we had three children (a third grader, a kindergartener, and a one-year-old child). When we planted our second…
Read MoreOne of the most common reasons for pastoral leadership mistakes is blindness to the significance of church size. Size has an enormous impact on how a church…
Read MoreDespite a long history of ministry, it took me over a decade to realize something I had missed all along…
Read MoreWhen we look at the many problems faced by modern cities, the natural but troubling question arises—is there any hope for cities? Will they manage? What will happen to our city? Maybe you have heard the saying…
Read MoreAs a coach who specializes in training church planters, I tend to hear a few recurring statements from people starting new congregations. They’re statements like…
Read MoreAfter graduating from college, I worked for a year. I came to this church when God led me to Beijing to prepare for graduate studies abroad. At that time…
Read MoreSince the day I turned to Christ I knew I wanted to serve God. What I did not see myself doing, however, was becoming a pastor. I had thought about it, but…
Read MoreAs City to City says goodbye to former Vice President of Asia Pacific and Latin America Operations Jay Kyle, church planters from Asia are reflecting what his tireless work meant to them. As many…
Read MoreWe are a network of churches that started 10-12 years ago amongst church planters who wanted to think more about how to develop future church planters, leaders, and elders. Early on in that process, they realized…
Read MoreHere is a jar of jelly beans.
How many jelly beans do you think are in the jar?
Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy asked 160 office workers the same question and what he discovered…
Read MoreA breeze from the South China Sea tousled the curtains enveloping our meeting room in a wintery dampness. The group of Chinese women chosen for this specific training event was sitting in clusters enjoying a tea break with mounds of freshly sliced kiwi, lychee, and mangoes.
Read MoreCity to City Asia Pacific’s Abet Almanza shares his story of planting a church in the city of Makati in Manila, Philippines amid the pandemic.
Read MoreIn 1998, I was sent to Okinawa as a domestic missionary of the Evangelical Free Church. Back then, the Evangelical Free Church was one of the most developed denominations in Japan. Even if they…
Read More"Conventional strategy isn't much help right now, as it presumes visibility that none of us have. Instead, it is a time to prototype everything.”
As I read this, it hit me. An overwhelming…
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