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Posts Tagged ‘Church Pioneering’

  • 25th Anniversary Celebration of The Coastlands

    Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

    In December 1984, Daniel and Pamela Brown pioneered The Coastlands, Aptos Foursquare Church. Twenty-five years later, they share their hearts and stories during this anniversary celebration and Daniel tells about the process of how he thinks strategically in building a church and ministry.
    To watch or listen to the final 10 teachings Daniel taught while Senior [...]

    Excerpt from “25th Anniversary Celebration of The Coastlands”
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  • Affinity with Believers

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    The larger the number of such sub-cultures offered to a community through pioneer churches, the greater the likelihood that previously untouched individuals or people groups will find a socio-cultural affinity with believers.

    Excerpt from “Affinity with Believers”

  • Church Plant’s Most Important Element

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    …The point is that the pastor is the single most important element of the pioneer church… If he has a genuine, contagious relationship with Jesus, his congregation will too.

    Excerpt from “Church Plant’s Most Important Element”

  • Dangers of “Team” Pioneering

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    The three main dangers of team pioneering [a church] are power struggles, cliquishness and “basket cases.”

    Excerpt from “Dangers of “Team” Pioneering”

  • Description of a Pioneer Pastor

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    A pioneer pastor should be a self-motivator—someone who gets up and is ready to go, always having more ideas of what to do than he has time to do them.

    Generally speaking, the renegade, the rebel, the problem-maker, the guy who will not go with the system is the one who should be sent to [...]

    Excerpt from “Description of a Pioneer Pastor”

  • Gathering a Team

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    Enlisting the early attendees for the work of ministry service is crucial for a pioneer work because people want to give themselves to something.

    Excerpt from “Gathering a Team”

  • It’s Not Just a Name

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    Once I knew I was going to pioneer, I got real serious about Bible reading, “Oh God! I’m going to be going. Are You going with me?” I wanted assurance, so I read and read and read. I kept coming across this expression in the Book of Isaiah, “the coastlands.” And I thought, “What a [...]

    Excerpt from “It’s Not Just a Name”

  • Listen for His Voice

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    If we listen carefully enough and avoid the presumption of thinking our training, experience or knowledge alone can tell us what to do, we will hear what He is telling us about each pioneer church.

    Excerpt from “Listen for His Voice”