Articles for tag: Antioch Church

January 15, 2015

By Rob Maupin My wife and I entered the local sub shop and began to order. The young man serving us noticed our tired, but happy faces and asked what we had been doing. We told him our church had packed 500,000 meals for hungry kids in Haiti, and it took us (and more than 1,000 volunteers) well over 11 hours of really hard work. We explained that even though it was tiring, we had a truly wonderful experience. “Why did your church do that?” he asked quietly. As we conversed, he said, “I”d like to be a part of

September 6, 2009

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Planting

Why Plant Churches?

Â by Tom Jones Recently, I”ve been thinking quite a bit about my home church. I have a special place in my heart for that little church, located on the corner of Penn and Neville streets, in Follansbee, West Virginia. Do you know what a sure sign of a home church is? It”s when you are 49 years old and the good folks still call you “Tommy Jones.” I have so many fond memories of my home church, like when I was 11 years old and stole Communion grape juice from the church refrigerator with my best friend Randy Weaver.

November 5, 2006

Greg Marksberry

Church & Ministry Church Planting

Birthing Churches

Churches birth churches—when vision becomes commitment, partnerships form, and leaders prepare for a healthy launch. Greg Marksberry outlines the stages of church planting from preconception through postpartum care.