Topic: Church Planting
10 New(ish) Important Books For Church Planting
By Bradley BellThe cereal aisle will murder you. Don’t believe me? ... continue reading
Blaze A Discipleship Trail
By Nate NewellYour church needs a Discipleship Pathway. Someone needs to ... continue reading
Join Me! Guidelines for Recruiting a Church Plant Core Team
By Bradley BellDespite the stereotype that Paul was a lone ranger, ... continue reading
10 Things You Should Think About Before Planting a Church
By Bradley BellAt GCC we realize the challenge of church planting. ... continue reading
When the Calling Changes Your Course
By Nikki HurtI heard my phone buzzing, saw it was my ... continue reading
Recovering Reverence
By Dan HammerCulture and circumstances come and go as they continually ... continue reading
The Grace in ‘Not Yet’
By Bradley BellPaul reminds us of the futility of our good ... continue reading
Married to the Messenger: Perspectives of a Newly Planted Wife
By Nikki HurtI am a fairly transparent person, but the vulnerability ... continue reading
Relevance Is Not the Primary Goal of Contextualization
By Brian WhiteWhen it comes to contextualization, you have to know ... continue reading
Why Church Planters Want to Go Big
By Bradley BellAnd yet, in God’s upside-down kingdom, it’s not always ... continue reading
3 Aspects of Incarnational Ministry
By Brian WhiteIn-person, incarnational ministry gives you the platform for encouragement, ... continue reading
4 Priorities of a Church-Planting Church
By Robbie SymonsAs I look back on the critical ingredients to ... continue reading
5 Principles of Faithful Contextualization
By Brian WhiteThe issue of contextualization is present everywhere and that's ... continue reading
The GCC Church Planting Process
By Marty DurenIn this series of videos, GCC's Director of Church ... continue reading
3 Truths about Multiplying Churches
By Dave HarveyIf we want to multiply churches, we must start ... continue reading
Urban Contexts as a Church Planting Focus
By Jon KellyDoes your church's vision for church planting include contexts ... continue reading
The Good in Goodbyes
By Bradley BellFor the church planter, goodbyes are a way of ... continue reading
6 Worthwhile Church Planting Podcasts
By Marty DurenIn the spirit of being a resource for church ... continue reading
5 Church Planting Models to Consider
By Dave HarveyThe mission demands we contextualize without compromise, which should ... continue reading
3 Advantages of a Church Planting Residency
By Stephen LoveThe system to which I am referring is a ... continue reading
Passing the Baton through Mentoring
By Trent GriffithMentoring is not only gratifying and necessary, it is ... continue reading
Rethinking Bivocational—What is Covocational Church Planting?
By Brad BriscoIn a time when Christianity doesn’t have the best ... continue reading
Securing Funding for Church Planting
By Bradley BellWhen it comes to raising funds as a church ... continue reading
25 Books for Church Planters
By GCC StaffThis selection of books will help any church planter. ... continue reading
Church Planting Networks: Partnership with GCC
By Marty DurenChurch planting does not happen in a vacuum; few ... continue reading
Longings and Legacy: Church Planting in Africa
By Corey SchmatjenAs a church planting network, GCC seeks to plant ... continue reading
Too Early to Church Plant? 4 Questions to Ask
By Blair CushmanIt is not too early for us to plant ... continue reading
A Touch of COVID, and Hope: My First International Trip with GCC
By Corey SchmatjenThis is not a blog post I thought I ... continue reading
5 Ways to Develop a Church Planting DNA
By Bradley BellBradley Bell is a staff writer at the Upstream ... continue reading
The Forgotten Weapon in the Fight Against Sin
By Jamie MaximHebrews 12:1b “… let us also lay aside every ... continue reading
Great Commission Proofs for Church Planting
By Dave HarveyWhether we are sharing the gospel personally as witnesses ... continue reading
5 Church Planting Lessons after 5 Years
By Dan HammerI want to share five lessons we have learned ... continue reading
Ministry Mapping for Church Planting
By Guest AuthorThe best maps are those build and maintained by ... continue reading
The Blessing of Going Outside the Camp
By Nikki HurtWe planted our church in the Spring of 2019 ... continue reading