Hello planters, I have listened to the stories of hundreds of fresh expressions of church. Some things stand out – 1. Keep it simple. Sustainable and reproducing churches are simple. 2. Churches that are growing are local churches that are planting other churches. 3. Churches of 20 attendees usually have 15 highly involved people/leaders (and… Continue reading →

Hello planters, After the fresh expressions dialogue in Pittsburgh (USA) I have been on holidays in Europe. The first week I was in the Netherlands at a 4-day Great Commission Festival with over 450 enthusiastic cutting-edge ‘urban missionaries’ – organized by church planting coordinator Rudy Dingjan. Then I was a guest speaker at a large… Continue reading →

Hello planters, For the last week Monte Sahlin and I have been at the Pittsburgh Metro Centre in Pennsylvania together with participants in the Adventist Fresh Expressions Dialogue (2-8 May) – sharing in the life of Andy & Mayda Clark, their community and church plant. We have experienced the depth of their community relationships in… Continue reading →

Hello planters, A couple of weeks ago I was in Brisbane for a Central City apologetics conference. On the Sunday I caught up with some planning to team up with a commercial café – as a place for getting together with unchurched friends to share life, support charities and share faith. I was really encouraged… Continue reading →

Hello planters, Are you doing what God wants? Be faithful & courageous, Peter Roennfeldt CHURCH PLANTING NEWS – 9 Mar10 (check out www.newchurchlife.com) Stories & news Over 100 attend church planting summit in Western Australia: In 2006 the leaders of Western Australia’s Adventists organized the first ‘church planting summit’ with about 15 people attending –… Continue reading →

Hello planters, This weekend I will be in Western Australia – equipping church planting teams. Teams currently involved in planting have been encouraged to bring a new team of at least four with them – new teams to plant further new churches! Over the next week or so I will share some of their stories…. Continue reading →

Hello planters, Here are three opportunities that may be of interest – a church planting summit in Western Australia, an Adventist Fresh Expressions Conference in the United States, and Peter Corney’s resources. Be courageous & creative for God, Peter Roennfeldt CHURCH PLANTING NEWS – 10 Feb 10 (check out www.newchurchlife.com) Resources, websites & equipping Western… Continue reading →

Hello planters, Simple church is firmly on the agenda of church life in the western context. It is seen in the revivals of history – and again in the planting movements of Asia and Africa today. It is not synonymous with house church, although many are! Simple churches also gather in cafés, restaurants, book shops,… Continue reading →

Hello planters, We have just completed the second planting churches that multiply weekend at Revive church plant in Melbourne. This was the fourth such conference I have shared in this year ? including one for the Western Australian Adventists and another called Inspire, the first church planting summit organized by the Baptist Union in NSW… Continue reading →

Hello planters, Jesus said he would give to those he called ‘my church’, ‘the keys of the kingdom.’ (Matt 16:18-19) Today those keys are in the hands of multiplying missional groups – simple churches, house churches, established churches, café churches, workplace churches, etc – gatherings of people whose lives are defined by Jesus Christ, sharing… Continue reading →