The Wholehearted Church Planter: Leadership from the Inside Out

by Allan Karr, Linda Bergquist

Overview

The most essential criteria for church planters are not skill based, nor personality driven, but character-centric and rooted in the Great Commandment. The authors of The Wholehearted Church Planter insist that church planting proficiencies flow best from those who truly know and love God, people, and in an appropriate way, themselves. If the authors are correct, the potential for multiplying leaders and reproducing new churches is greatly enhanced. It means that ordinary Christians can evangelize, disciple, and gather people into all kinds of new communities of faith. They can therefore impact church planting movements in ways they never imagined. This book does not disregard the importance of training or the role of the professional, but it calls for a broader, but deeper discernment of whom is being called by God to start new congregations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780827243033
Publisher:	Christian Board of Publication
Publication date:	12/31/2013
Series:	TCP The Columbia Partnership Leadership Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	622 KB

About the Author

Allan Karr is a full-time professor in the Intercultural Department of Golden Gate Seminary and a national missionary of the North American Mission Board. He is the founder and chairman of Ethne Global Services (ethneglobalservices.org), a nonprofit organization that assists refugees in the United States and in several international venues.

Linda Bergquist has been starting churches for over 30 years. She is a mentor, coach, trainer, encourager, and church planting catalyst. She is an adjunct professor at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, where she teaches church planting at the main campus and inside a local prison. She is a regular contributor to churchplanting.com.