Church Planting
Episode 23 – Ukraine: Serving Those in Need
In this episode we talk to Dr John White who has lived and worked in Ukraine for more than 20 years. Dr White gives us insight into the rich history of Ukraine’s cities and shares with us how the evangelical seminary where he teaches in Kiev is serving those in need during the war with […]
It’s About Time: The Greatest Barrier to Healthy Urban Church Planting
If the work of discipleship that is needed requires a great deal of time in order to build up healthy disciples and healthy churches, what are urban church planters or pastors to do? It can be very discouraging when they imagine the immensity of their task and try to imagine accomplishing it on such limited terms. Many church planters come from very traditional models that put a great deal of emphasis on the big weekly meeting, and it can be difficult to break out of this singular model. If life in your city is as busy as in most major cities in the world, the only solution is to be open to creative possibilities for making good use of the time we have and the time that people are available.
We started a church in the Bronx. Then … COVID.
As I look back on this past year and consider what it means to plant and pastor through the COVID-19 pandemic, what I feel the most is gratefulness. God helped us aim to build something healthy in our church that could outlast pressure.