Church Planting

Ken Chitwood (This is part of a larger article in the September / October 2024 Issue of Christianity Today  https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/09/church-planting-europe-goals-contextualization-evangelism/) Driving south on European route 43, you might notice there are only five exits for the country of Liechtenstein. Or you might not notice, given how quickly the 24-kilometer-long German-speaking monarchy flies by. Sandwiched between … Read more

Paul Clark A few months ago, a colleague of mine said, “Paul, you need to read this book!” Well I did, and today’s I will focus on a few excerpts of Tom Bennardo’s book titled What no one ever tells you about Planting and Leading a new church. I come more from the practical side … Read more

Paul Clark As a church planter in German speaking Europe, I remember two ladies making this statement separately in the past few years The first time was in the Summer of 2016 when I stood together with our core group from the church we had just launched several weeks earlier in Bregenz, Austria. We were … Read more

Paul Clark I think we can all relate to this statement. Too often we pray and there never seems to be any results and discouragement takes the upper hand. As a church planter in I have remember two ladies making this statement separately in the past few years The first time was in the Summer … Read more

Paul Clark This is a question that I have been asked many times? In this article, I would like to describe the process and steps that led to the planting our first church in Austria in the city of Bregenz. Mechthild and I have planted various churches in Germany since 1984. Every church plant was … Read more

How do you find church planters and/or leaders to train? Over the years, I have worked with both European and AGWM co-workers, encouraging and mentoring men and women in church planting endeavors. Are your students Europeans? Are they formally trained as pastors? Just as in the European German speaking national churches, we find and encourage … Read more

Mel Grams Read online or download: Knowing God German Version: Klare Schritte um Gott zu kennen  Forward by Dr. Paul Clark I met Mel Grams working for Teen Challenge in Wiesbaden, Germany. His “deeper life” teaching captivated my attention as a young person and positively impacted my spiritual formation. Mel’s practical teaching intertwined with his authentic … Read more

Implications for Intentional Mission in the 21st Century Paul Clark Here read or download: Clark Pentecostal Church Planting Germany  Here read or download: German Language version Overview and Acknowledgements of Paul Clark’s doctoral project What factors led to the successful founding of Pentecostal congregations in Germany? This historical and cultural study of Pentecostal church planting since World … Read more

Freikirchen sollten mehr Gemeinden gründen (Paul Clark)

Buchbeschreibung: In allen Städten und Dörfern. Beiträge zu Motivation, Zielrichtung und Wesen von Gemeindegründung