Wholehearted Church Planter

Allan Karr, Linda Bergquist

Description

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.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie
• Christianity

Informations

• Publié par: Christian Board of Publication
• Date de parution: 31 décembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780827243040
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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The Wholehearted CHURCH PLANTER Leadership from the Inside Out

Allan Karr and Linda Bergquist Foreword by J.D. Payne

About The Wholehearted Church Planter

“Linda and Allan’s new book cuts right to the heart of church planting. Church planting is truly for everyone. Not only that, it is the task for the normal follower of Jesus and not simply for the highly educated, the entrepreneurial, the skilled, the charismatic leader, or the alpha male.The Wholehearted Church Planterpulls back the layers of what we assume church planting is about and rescues the conversation from merely techniques and strategies. It is about a life of wholehearted devotion to God where church planting becomes more of a lifestyle rather than a job or applying the right tactics. This book liberates church planting from professionalism and places it back into the hands of everyday disciples.” nBenesh, director of the Epoch Center and author of Sean View From the Urban Loft

“Linda and Allan remind us that church planting is not rocket science; it comes down to knowing and loving God, people, and the place to which God has sent you. This book is your invitation to join God in making disciples, for as you do that, you might discover that you too can plant churches! Watch out, this book may change your life.” n JR Woodward, national director of the V3 Church Planting Movement, author ofCreating a Missional Culture

“The Wholehearted Church Planter is a oneofakind book that blends the best of spiritual disciplines for church planting leaders with creative church planting strategies. Allan Karr and Linda Bergquist get to the heart of the matter by showing us that loving God and loving people is what creates a healthy church plant. If you want to plant a church with your whole heart, read this book!” n Dave Ferguson, lead pastor of Community Christian Church (with multiple sites in the Chicago area), coauthor ofOn the Verge

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The Wholehearted CHURCH PLANTER Leadership from the Inside Out

Allan Karr and Linda Bergquist Foreword by J.D. Payne

Copyright © 2013 by Allan Karr and Linda Bergquist.

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To Eric, the love of my life, who helps me to think, be, and act in more whole ways. Linda

To my partners in life and ministry: To Kathy, my beloved wife; To Kenny, my mentor and friend; To all my children. Thanks, Allan

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Editor’s Foreword Acknowledgments Foreword Preface

Contents

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S ECTION I. K NOWINGAND L OVING G OD 1. A Wholehearted Relationship with the Father (Linda Bergquist)  1 2. To Love a Greathearted God (Linda Bergquist)  10 3. Knowing and Following Jesus with Your Whole Heart (Allan Karr)  17 4. Knowing God’s Spirit (Allan Karr)  22 5. The Response of Worship and Work (Allan Karr)  30

S ECTION II. K NOWING P EOPLE 6. Knowing a People and Their Place (Linda Bergquist) 7. Knowing the Near and the Far People (Linda Bergquist) 8. Three Tenses of Knowing a Community (Linda Bergquist) 9. A Team Perspective on Knowing (Allan and Kathy Karr)

S ECTION III. L OVING P EOPLE 10. Loving Your Microcommunity (Allan Karr) 11. Loving a People (Allan Karr) 12. Discovering Your Missional Love Language (Linda Bergquist) 13. Marrying a Place and Its People (Linda Bergquist) 14. Mutuality in Partnerships (Allan Karr)

S ECTION IV. K NOWINGAND L OVING S ELF 15. The SelfAware Church Planter (Linda Bergquist) 16. Healthy Organizational Partnerships (Allan Karr, with Kenny Moore) 17. Loving Self Appropriately (Allan Karr) 18. Living a Whole Way of Life (Linda Bergquist) Notes Bibliography Index

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Editor’s Foreword

Inspiration and Wisdom for TwentyFirstCentury Christian Leaders

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