Planting by Pastoring
eBook - ePub

Planting by Pastoring

A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church

  1. 176 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Planting by Pastoring

A Vision for Starting a Healthy Church

About this book

Recentering the Goal of Pastoral Ministry to CultivateĀ Christ-TreasuringĀ Church Plants

As churches rapidly expand, Christians risk viewing the church with an entrepreneurial mindset. Church planters can be tempted to fixate on gaining numbers and achieving financial stability as their only metrics for success. They fail to focus on lifting up Christ's people within the church.Ā 

InĀ  Planting by Pastoring, author Nathan Knight challenges our view of church planting and centers the goal of pastoral ministry on a basic biblical foundation: a church plant is in fact a church, and a planter is in fact a pastor. A healthy church plant is not measured by size, speed, or level of self-sufficiency but by good pastoring that produces faith, fruit, and a flourishing community. Once pastors and church leaders redefine their plant as a church, their ministry will begin to align with Jesus's mission to shepherd the flock and bring glory to God alone.Ā Ā 

  • Provides Wisdom:Ā This book reminds church planters of the heart of the church and the core purpose of pastors
  • Offers a Unique Perspective:Ā Addresses foundational elements of church planting other books fail to address
  • Appeals to Pastors, Elders, and Church Planters:Ā Great for those in the process of planting a church

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Newsletter Signup
  3. Endorsements
  4. Other Crossway Books
  5. Title Page
  6. Copyright
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. Series Preface
  10. Introduction
  11. Part 1 Church-Planting Residency
  12. 1 Jesus as Shepherd
  13. 2 Pastors, Not Entrepreneurs
  14. 3 Qualified, Not Charismatic
  15. 4 Church, Not Crowd
  16. 5 Unexplainable, Not Explainable
  17. 6 Christ, Not You
  18. Part 2 Church-Planting Mobilization
  19. 7 Sent and Sustained by a Church, Not a Parachurch
  20. 8 The Team, Not the Man
  21. 9 Needy, Not Hip
  22. 10 Love People, Not Programs
  23. 11 Bricks, Not Straw
  24. Conclusion Defining ā€œSuccessā€
  25. Appendix 1 Covenant Ceremony
  26. Appendix 2 Statement of Beliefs
  27. Appendix 3 Church Membership Covenant
  28. General Index
  29. Scripture Index