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Inside Church Planting: Who Are the Church Planters? (Part 1)

By Jeff Schapiro

There are churches in the United States that are hundreds of years old. Many of them have rich traditions and have seen hundreds if not thousands of people come to know Jesus Christ through their ministries. Yet there is a special crop of people – the church planters – who feel called not to preach from pulpits in front of well-established congregations, but to create churches of their own.

OPINIONS

The Battle Requires Perspective and Perseverance

Frequently, in the fights for life, marriage, and religious freedom, it's easy to get caught up in the moment, throw one's hands up in the air, and wonder if the struggle is worth it. And this is especially so when it seems court decision after court decision is going the wrong way…for a time.

THEOLOGY

Does Calvinism Make People Jerks?

Reformed folks have been stereotyped as the cranky Christians on the block. I'm not interested in debating whether the stereotype is deserved or not. Sometimes it is; sometimes it isn't.

CHURCH & MINISTRIES

Mark Driscoll: 8 Truths About Jesus and the Cross

With the celebration of Easter less than two weeks away, megachurch pastor Mark Driscoll outlined what he called the eight truths about the reason for Jesus' death on the cross in a recent blog post.

CP BLOG

The Myth of Modern Marriage

The concept of marriage as undying and eternal love is a modern myth without any basis in reality.

OPINION

Christianity Without the Church?

Want all the blessings of Christianity without having to hassle with a church? Well, it isn't possible.

EVANGELISM EVENT

Will Graham Preaches to Nearly 10,000 in Texas

Nearly 10,000 people came to hear evangelist Will Graham speak at two consecutive weekend outreach events produced by The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in Texas.

CP BLOG

The Hunger Games Call to Adults

Suppose you are a teen and adults plunged you into a situation where you are forced to kill other teens or die yourself? What would you do? Could you find a way not to sin by outsmarting these adults. That's the desperate dilemma put forth in Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games.

BOOKS

John Ramsey Tells of Finding God Through Extreme Suffering

The father of JonBenet Ramsey, the six-year-old beauty pageant queen whose 1996 murder has yet to be solved, shares in a new book that it was faith in God that helped him overcome the tremendous ordeal and suffering he has endured throughout the case.

MOVIE

'The Resurrection:' Hollywood Producer Aims for God's Sequel to 'The Passion'

Eight years after watching the phenomenal success of Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ," Hollywood promoter and producer David Wood remains steadfast to a vision that he credits to God – the story of the resurrection of Jesus Christ told by way of a major motion picture.

OPINIONS

Obamacare and the Gremlins Behind the Door

Incrementalism with respect to the Constitution is the reason 40 percent-plus of Americans support an administration taking us farther along the journey toward socialism. It is disturbing that the subtle spins of incrementalism have apparently convinced almost half the voting population that Hayek's "road to serfdom" is the yellow-brick road.

OPINIONS

The Deadly Sounds of Christian Silence

This just in: Get married or baptized in a church adjacent to Jesus' birthplace, and it won't be recognized by the law. You can't make this up. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has just declared that it deems the First Baptist Church of Bethlehem to be illegitimate.

CHURCH

Ex-Gay Becomes Deacon at Local Church

Dean is an important member of his local church. He is a deacon, and says he sometimes gets so busy with ministry that he has to shut off his phone so he can rest and not take any calls. Dean is also a former homosexual, who says sanctification – the process by which Christians are increasingly set apart for Christ through obedience – is a process that lasts a lifetime.

MARRIAGE

Can a Woman Lead in a Spiritually Unequal Marriage?

The hardest part of a marriage in which the husband is not a Christian is balancing spiritual leadership roles, say relationship experts and authors Lynn Donovan and Dineen Miller.

COLUMN

Why All Christians are Actually Non-Denominational

Your church building may have a denominational name on it. Your mouth might speak often of your own particular denomination. And the majority of your friends may all belong to your denomination. But I'll tell this much....there is no denominational label imprinted on your soul....and there will be no denominations in heaven.

LIVING

Christian Wives Talk Thriving With Nonbelieving Husbands

The Bible is clear about not being "unequally yoked," but what if you become a Christian once married and your spouse doesn't follow suit?

OPINION

Should Christians Boycott Starbucks?

In this case (and in many like it) a boycott exposes us to all of our worst tendencies. Christians are tempted, again and again, to fight like the devil to please the Lord.

THEOLOGY

What Is God's Relationship to People Who Are in Hell?

God's wrath remains on them. He is separate from them, in that they are not allowed to enjoy any of his grace and beauty.

MISSIONS

Entire Mosques Coming to Christ in Sub-Saharan Africa, Says Former Church Planter

The idea of tens of thousands of former Muslims coming to Jesus Christ in North Africa within a few short years is mind-boggling. But entire mosques coming to faith? That news is even harder to wrap one's mind around, but it is in fact what is happening according to reports from a former church planter among Muslims in West Africa.

CHURCH

TD Jakes: We Are Born Forgiving in Nature; Unforgiveness Is Learned

Contrary to popular opinion, forgiveness is innate and unforgiveness is learned from our environment, says T.D. Jakes, pastor of the 30,000-member The Potter's House in Dallas and New York Times bestselling author.

OPINION

Caring for Spiritual Orphans: Elephants in Our Midst

Over the past few years the desire and drive to place orphan care and adoption on the front burner of Christian life has been a success. However, there is another type of orphan that needs attention too. Yes, they can be found overseas, but more than likely they are within arms length of many church leaders and members.

CHURCH & MINISTRIES

SBC's 'Start-a-Church Sunday' Reminds Christians to Do Just That

There are currently more than 45,000 Southern Baptist churches across the United States. Most of those churches, however, are concentrated in the South, with fewer churches located in states like New York and New Jersey.

CP BLOG

Is Atheism Ethically Rational?

Yesterday morning the local Dallas-Fort Worth Fox affiliate (KDFW, Fox 4) ran a story about a local group of atheists who are sponsoring some billboards in the DFW Metroplex targeting families and children. The billboards promoting the Dallas-Fort Worth Coalition of Reason are specifically timed to to be up during the Easter season and proclaim, “Our families are great without religion.”

CP BLOG

The Subtle Art of Sabotaging A Pastor

Editor's Note: This article is inspired by the C.S. Lewis book The Screwtape Letters in which a demon receives training to deceive the Christians

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