“In the midst discouragement, there is hope for struggling church plants and struggling planters: God has promised to build his church”
Dan Steel
Wise Church Planting: Twelve Pitfalls to Avoid in Starting New Churches
“There is one unfolding plot from Genesis to Revelation. Although there are distinctive subplots, they too feed ultimately into the drama that begins with the promise of a Satan-crushing Redeemer in Genesis 3:15 and ends with the "Hallelujah Chorus" in the book of Revelation.”
After unexpectedly losing its flagship store location in Eastern Market earlier this year, Detroit’s homegrown brand, Detroit Vs Everybody, has found a new home and will be opening a retail location at 44 W. Columbia Street in The District Detroit in December.
“ It has been well-documented by non-profit Christian ministries that minority missionaries have a difficult time raising full support for campus ministry, foreign missions, and church planting.”
The baby born,
is the Christ crucified.
The baby crying,
is the Christ who cried, “It is finished.”
The baby sleeping,
is the Christ who rose from the dead.
The gospel of Christmas is incomplete without the cross and resurrection of Christ.
What does the incarnation of Christ teach us?
1. God is not a distant ruler.
2. God takes the initiative.
3. God has an eternal plan.
4. God reveals Himself in Christ.
5. God provides a way to Himself.
6. God demonstrates His love to us.
7. God loves to rescue sinners.
“Healthy churches don't typically grow by leaps and bounds, through splashy initiatives and clever strategies. They grow like trees—slow, steady, strong, with small but certain rings to show for each passing year of faithful collective ministry”
“ I got into church planting because I wanted to be a disciple and make disciples of Jesus. Instead, I encountered a system that largely measured success in terms of attendance, budgets, and buildings”
Mark Scandrette