Arkansas Church Planting Network

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 47

2011-09-09T06:56:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

God is Good . . .

Below is a picture of a recent baptism at Victory Ministries in Clarksville.

Victory Ministries, a mission of Clarksville FBC, is pastored by church planter James Bell (on left). Since starting the church on Easter Sunday of this year the new church has seen 34 baptized. They are now running over 100 in worship.

Please pray for James and Victory Ministries as they continue to be salt and light in their community.

And thank you again for your prayers and gifts to the Dixie Jackson State Missions offering that helps support new church starts like this one.

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

RE: Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 46 CORRECTION

2011-08-17T14:20:00.001-07:00

Whoops!

Correction – The church planter in the first request is Josh MARTIN – not Josh Hall

Sorry!!!

And thanks Dave for pointing out the mistake.

Humbly

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

From: Tim Wicker On Behalf Of Pray 4 Church Planting
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:02 PM
To: Tim Wicker; 'wjacobs@namb.net'
Cc: 'Mike Prince'
Subject: Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 46

Greetings Prayer Partners!!!

We had a great meeting with several of our church planters this past Monday, and part of the time together was just spent in prayer. As we shared stories and prayer requests I mentioned that there were people all over the state willing to pray for them. Below is a brief list of some of the prayer needs they asked me to pass on to you all.

Josh ~~Hall~~ Martin is preparing to start a new church in Bono (just outside of Jonesboro). He asks for prayer for the Lord to raise up more folks for the core group, and that he would find balance between work, family, and the church plant.

Kirby Vardeman is starting a new work in Russellville. He asks for prayer for open hearts in the community. His core team is reaching out, but the community is resistant. Pray for the unchurched and dechurched in Russellville, and for Kirby and LifeStone Church.

Mitchell Moore is starting a new church in Little Rock. Mitchell asks for prayer for his core group and for wisdom as he shepherds his people and seeks to reach out to the community.

That’s enough for now. Please take a few minutes to lift these church plants up to the Lord.

Thank you as always for your partnership in the Gospel through your prayers!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 46

2011-08-17T14:01:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!!!

Josh Hall is preparing to start a new church in Bono (just outside of Jonesboro). He asks for prayer for the Lord to raise up more folks for the core group, and that he would find balance between work, family, and the church plant.

Mitchell Moore is starting a new church in Little Rock. Mitchell asks for prayer for his core group and for wisdom as he shepherds his people and seeks to reach out to the community.

That’s enough for now. Please take a few minutes to lift these church plants up to the Lord.

Thank you as always for your partnership in the Gospel through your prayers!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 45

2011-08-12T08:54:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!!!

I know that it has been awhile since our last prayer communication. For this, I apologize. The Lord recently reminded me of the fact that all of our efforts are in vain unless He is at work – and for this we need to pray – pray for the lost in our communities, our state, our nation, and our world – pray for our churches to reach out with the Love of Christ – pray for the many new churches He is starting across our great state.

Several of you have emailed and let me know that you have been continuing to pray, and it shows. The Lord is at work doing some amazing things.

As we restart our prayer efforts together, I would ask you to pray for Garage Church in Hot Springs. Church planter Mike Prince and the church will be featured in this year’s Dixie Jackson Missions Offering emphasis. We are getting weekly reports of lives being changed, and folks coming to Christ. Below are a couple of prayer requests that I just received from Mike.

1. We need a place to meet. This is not just a weekend need. We need a place where we can do ministry throughout the week. We would like to move our Anger Management classes and Budgeting classes to a building that is more in our control. We are not at all sure how much longer we will be able to teach these classes at the facility of another ministry. (They are more than gracious, but have space needs of their own.) At this time we have 31 students for Anger Management with new ones added weekly.

We feed about 50 meals a week to Bible Study students. Many of these are chronically poor, and most have no transportation. We don't have to have a commercial kitchen, just a warming station.

2. We need prayer partners. Nothing happens of real significance until God's people pray. We would love to have an email list of at least 200 prayer warriors who would commit to pray for The Garage Church and the specific needs we will regularly share via email. This is our number one need.

3. We need more faithful workers. The actual core group of our church very small - about 12 people. These 12 workers are actively ministering to over 150 people. These 12 are the givers and the workers. They do everything! Many of these 12 folks are new believers and most work at fairly low paying jobs. They all give faithfully. They are in this journey with all their hearts. May God increase the number of laborers in this field! Please beg God for this!

Would you take a few moments just now to pray for Mike and Garage Church?

If you are interested in joining Mike’s prayer team – send him an email to mikedprince@gmail.com – and he will sign you up.

Thanks for your patience and your willingness to partner together IN PRAYER for the sake of the Gospel!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Church Planting Essentials Spring 2011

2011-03-11T08:46:00.000-08:00

Having a great time training and fellowshipping with 9 new church planting teams!
These new churches represented will be focusing on reaching Cowboys, African Americans, young urbans, apartment dwellers, and folks like you and me.
Please keep them in your prayers.

Dixie Jackson 2011 emphasis to include new church start

2011-03-09T07:28:00.000-08:00

Mike Prince moved to Hot Springs to start a new church "Garage Church" with the expressed goal of reaching gearheads for Christ. While the outreach to the different biker and car enthusiasts continue, the Lord has opened other opportunities for ministry. This years Dixie Jackson State Missions Offering emphasis will include a brief video piece of how the Lord is using Garage Church in Hot Springs to reach folks with the Gospel. Below is a picture of Mike sharing his story with the video team.

Please continue to pray for Mike and Garage Church!

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 44

2011-03-07T13:04:00.001-08:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

Thank you all so much for the prayers on behalf of Gary Dean, the church planter in Texarkana.

Many of you have asked so here is a brief update on Gary.

Gary is at home now resting.

The doctors are not exactly sure what is going on and he is still feeling pretty rough.

Please continue to pray.

Pray for healing, wisdom for the doctors, and strength.

Thanks

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2011-03-02T07:59:00.001-08:00

Dear Prayer Partners,

Gary Dean, one of our church planters in Texarkana, Arkansas was taken Sunday to Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. (This is the guy we asked you to pray for last week.) He is currently in the critical care unit. At the moment they are still running tests to determine what is causing his extreme fatigue. At one point a Cardiologist was being called in. However, they are not sure that it is heart related. Please be in prayer for Bro. Gary, and family. Continue to remember Main Street Baptist Church in Texarkana as they carry on in his absence.

Thanks

Roger Gaunt

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 43

2011-02-21T11:04:00.001-08:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

Today we are asking prayer for one of our new church starts in Texarkana.

Gary Dean from, and in partnership with South Texarkana Baptist, started Main Street Church last fall.

The church is in the process of using the GPS (God’s Plan for Sharing) as an outreach emphasis.

They are prayer walking now, and have already seen the Lord work.

Please pray for the church as they work toward inviting 500 homes to their Easter service.

Thanks for joining together with this and other new church starts all across the state.

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2011-02-07T12:46:00.000-08:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

Once again, I have to begin this email with a word of Praise.

The Lord is at work in AR – in just the first month of 2011 we have seen 4 new churches started and are following up on leads that could mean 4 or 5 more in just the next few weeks. Can you imagine what that would mean to keep up that pace? Keep Praying!!!

Your prayers are working. Our new churches from last year are growing and reaching so many needy people.

Yesterday, Compass Church in Batesville celebrated its one year anniversary with over 300 in attendance, and took up a love offering of over $9000 to give to other new church starts in AR!

So thank you so much for praying.

Today we ask you to join in praying for Destiny Cowboy Church.

The following link will take you to their prayer requests:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHrzforX0r8

May we see a mighty harvest of souls this year!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Destiny Cowboy Church

2011-02-07T11:56:00.000-08:00

Testimony and prayer requests

Free Websites for Church Planters and Churches

2011-01-20T07:30:00.001-08:00

The North American Mission Board is offering free websites for SBC church planters.
Check out the link below!

http://www.churchplantingsites.net/

Prayer need

2010-12-29T04:50:00.000-08:00

Robert Branscum of Life Church asks for prayer for one of his new church families. Just before Christmas their only car was reposessed (they were 4 days late on their payment). Please pray for God's provision for a vehicle of this young family.

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 41

2010-12-15T08:16:00.001-08:00

Greetings Prayer Partners,

This is often the time of year when we look back and thank the Lord for what He has done.

The Lord has indeed been active all over Arkansas this past year.

Besides all that He has done in and through our 1480 or so established churches, we have seen His hand working through the many new church starts as well.

(Jamie – saved 3 weeks earlier, baptized the night before, sharing his testimony at the Garage Church Christmas Party in Hot Springs)

This past year, through November, churches that have been started in the last 2 years, have seen more than 450 first time professions of faith and more than 250 baptisms.

These new churches have given more than $130,000 through the Cooperative Program and the other SBC missions offerings.

These new churches run anywhere from 14 – 250 in regular attendance and are reaching out and ministering the Love of Jesus in fresh and creative ways.

They are working together with other local churches and their associations to reach the more than 1.6 million unchurched Arkansans.

(Urban Harvest Fellowship in downtown North Little Rock, sponsored by Friendship Baptist in Sherwood)

Thank you for your prayers.

Thank you for your gifts through the Cooperative Program and through the Dixie Jackson State Missions offering.

And - Thank you to our many sponsoring and partnering churches.

(Alicia Baptist votes to sponsor a new church in Walnut Ridge – left to right – Mark McManus church planter, Tim Wicker ABSC, Marvin Reynolds pastor at Alicia, Brent Powell Black River Baptist Association)

It is exciting to be a part of what the Lord is doing!

Merry Christmas!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2010-11-18T12:22:00.001-08:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

This week we ask you to pray for our semi-annual church planter training – Church Planting Essentials.

Last, and this weekend, we have 11 church planting teams that are going through the training.

These teams represent new churches being started in Texarkana, Harrison, Walnut Ridge, Wynne, Jonesboro, Russellville, and elsewhere.

Pray for the facilitators this weekend that they will present clearly and effectively.

Pray for the teams, that the Lord would use this time to help clarify His vision and plan for the new churches.

Pray for the lost in each of these communities, that the Lord would draw them to Himself through the witness of these new works.

Thanks, as always, for joining together with these and other church planters through your prayers!

S’Bogum!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2010-11-05T09:53:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners,

The Lord is at work!

So far this year the Lord has added 29 new churches to the ABSC. With 2 months to go, and others in the process, we could easily see more than 30.

There is no doubt that a critical part of the Lord’s work is accomplished through prayer.

Thank you all for praying and please continue to pray for more workers for the harvest.

Today we would like to ask specific prayer for Grace Country Church in Sydney. This is a new church start this year. They have purchased a building that needs a lot of work. Pray for the Lord’s provision for the necessary remodel, for workers, and for the Lord to use this new church to reach their community with the Good News!

S’Bogum for now!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2010-10-18T08:43:00.000-07:00

Greetings Church Planting Prayer Partners!

Thank you for praying for new church starts all over the State of Arkansas.

The following request comes from a new church planter out of Piney Point Baptist Church and who is starting a new work in Eureka Springs.

We are currently trying to sell our home in Kansas, OK so we can move to where we are planting the church (Eureka Springs, AR). Please keep our home sale in your prayers...we are anxious to be at our church full-time.

Thanks...

Pastor Deryl

Please also pray for Deryl, his family, his team, and the community, as they seek to reach the lost in Eureka Springs with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

S’Bogum

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 37

2010-09-29T07:20:00.000-07:00

Prayer Partners,

Two prayer requests in as many days!

I just now received this email (below) from one of our church planters in Conway, Jeremy Miller.

Please pray, and if you might be able to help, just give him a call.

Thanks – Tim

Tim,

I have a HUGE request. Tyler is heading up our renovation team for the new building and we need to finish it fast but when your church has a majority of college guys they tend to get distracted by everything . . . We need a bunch of volunteers next Sun-Wed to help us finish the building. Those interested can call me at 501-413-9432 or Tyler at 501-514-2565. We need the help!

Jeremy

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 36

2010-09-28T08:52:00.000-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

Today is a milestone for us. We now have over 500 Arkansas Baptists signed up and praying for church planting here in Arkansas!

THANK YOU for your willingness to join together with us through your prayers.

The Lord is at work and it is exciting to be a part of what He is doing.

This week we ask you to pray for the Church Planting Essentials training going on this weekend in Northwest Arkansas. We have 9 church planting teams represented in this training. That means there are 9 new churches that have just started over the past couple of months or are being started here in the very near future.

One of the best things about this is that there is another scheduled church planting training in November with another 10 or 11 church planting teams being invited!

Pray for the leaders of the training this weekend, that they would communicate clearly.

Pray for the teams, that this training would help guide them and prepare them for the many issues and pitfalls that often arise in a new church plant.

Pray that the Lord would use each of these teams and each of these new church starts to reach many with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

For His Glory!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Pine Bluff Church Planting Institute

2010-09-17T07:49:00.000-07:00

The Pine Bluff Church Planting Institute got off to a great start last night.
This institute is a partnership between the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, the Harmony Baptist Association and the North American Mission Board.
Our goal is to raise up African American church planters and leaders to begin new works in the Pine Bluff area, the Delta region, and all of Arkansas.
Please pray for this initiative, that the Lord would do a mighty work.

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 35

2010-09-16T12:23:00.000-07:00

Greetings Faithful Prayer Partners!

Today is an exciting day in the area of church planting here in Arkansas.

This evening is the first session of the new Pine Bluff Church Planting Institute.

Cooperating together are the ABSC, the Harmony Baptist Association and NAMB, to begin a church planting school for Pine Bluff and the Delta region of Arkansas.

Please pray for us this evening, as we just got word that the AC is out in the chapel where we are going to meet. The workers are there now trying to fix it.

Pray the Lord’s blessing on the institute as a whole, that the Lord would raise up church planters to start new works and reach the thousands upon thousands of lost in our state.

Pray for His hand to be on each of the students, pastors, and leaders, over the next few weeks as we seek His will, His direction, and His power.

S’Bogum

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 35

2010-09-02T13:56:00.000-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

Praise the Lord together with us as Friendship Baptist Church of Sherwood is sponsoring a new church in downtown North Little Rock.

This past Sunday pastor Roy Thompson and Friendship had a special commissioning service for this new church plant – Urban Harvest Fellowship.

Please pray for Urban Harvest Fellowship as they reach out to the many lost and unchurched in the area.

Please pray for church planter Jason Vaden. He has had some major health issues over the last few weeks and is only now recovering slowly.

Pray that the Lord would raise up a vibrant church in downtown North Little Rock.

Attached are a couple of pictures of the commissioning service (of the prayer time, and of Pastor Roy, Jason, and the associational missionary Jerry Gay).

S’Bogum

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 34

2010-08-24T08:26:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

Thank you in advance for praying for church planting here in Arkansas.

The Lord is at work.

He is raising up churches, church planters and church planting teams to reach the many lost and unchurched in our state.

This week we ask that you pray for Mark and Tina McManus.

The McManus’ are moving this week to Walnut Ridge, where the Lord has laid on their heart the starting of a new church.

In partnership with the Black River Association, Alicia Baptist Church and the ABSC the new church is seeking to reached the lost, unchurched, and dechurched in Walnut Ridge.

Please pray for Mark and Tina as they begin to build relationships in the area.

Pray for the gathering of a core group to reach out to the needy of Walnut Ridge.

Pray for their family as they make all of the transitions, school, community, jobs, etc.

Pray for just the right jobs for Mark and Tina, that the jobs would lead to relationships AND allow them time to focus on the new church start.

(like many of our church planters Mark will be bi-vocational)

Please remember to keep them in your prayers over the next few weeks and months!

S’Bogum for now!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 33

2010-07-23T10:33:00.001-07:00

Dear Faithful Prayer Partners,

God DOES answer prayer!

Last Fall, and again this past Spring on two separate occasions, we asked you all to pray for a new church start in Batesville – the Compass Church.

This past week I received this email update about how the Lord has worked and is working.

So, rather than try to share second hand, I thought I would just pass the email on to you in its entirety, and thank you personally for joining together with this new church through your prayers. God is Good!

Tim

Guys,

We launched our new website a week and a half ago. Go check us out at www.thecompasschurch.net.

The Lord has been working overtime here. We launched CompassLife (small groups) on Sunday, June 27th (I know, it's the middle of summer) and they have exploded at the seams. We launched with 4 adult groups, 1 college/young adult group, and 1 youth group. We had 136 the first week! Since then 1 adult group has spawned a 2nd to accommodate its growth and we have created a brand new group meeting on an alternative night to allow for new folks who have expressed interest since launching. Currently, we have 4 adult groups and 1 youth group meeting Sundays, 1 adult group meeting Mondays, 1 adult group and 1 college/young adult group meeting Tuesdays. The response has been absolutely amazing! Chad did an excellent job of taking our leaders through a month-long series of training in preparation for our launch. Each group has a leader and apprentice or apprentice(s) with the understanding that they would be taking a lead role as groups multiply (the word "split" is not in our vocabulary). Presently, we run CompassLife in 10-week terms with breaks in between and will be off through the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Each term will launch with an open enrollment period which will give folks an opportunity to expand their connections within the church and choose from multiple studies. This first term we are studying "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan as a church-wide activity.

This past Sunday the 18th was a milestone Sunday for Compass. We had our highest attendance to date of 218 and we gathered Sunday evening poolside at the home of one of our members for a special baptism service, our first! Over 150 joined us for that celebration!! You can check out the pictures on the website to catch a taste of some of the emotion of that evening.

I could go on and on. It's such a joy to be a part of a movement ordained by the Father. Pray that we will continue to stay out of His way and let Him continue to work. Chad, feel free to interject any additional thoughts you may have. What an amazing journey and we're barely 5 months old!!

One in Christ,

Mickey Jones

Directional Pastor/Worship & Administration

Compass Church

P.O. Box 4077

Batesville, AR 72503

(870) 307-7673 (cell)

mickey.jones@suddenlink.net

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2010-07-20T09:58:00.000-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners,

Tomorrow evening, Life Church in Searcy is conducting two different outreaches in their community.

Please pray for this new church as they wash windshields and give out free gas at an area gas station.

And pray as they build relationships with the health care community as they provide drinks and snacks for nurses at the hospital.

Praise the Lord for how He is using this new church to make a difference in their neighborhood.

Praise the Lord as they have more than doubled in their attendance since their launch back in April.

God is good . . . and thanks for praying!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2010-07-07T13:44:00.001-07:00

Greetings Church Planting Prayer Partners!

I know that this is the second prayer request this week, but wanted you all to be aware of another specific need.

Tomorrow morning July 8, Ramon Soto, pastor of a Hispanic church plant in Van Buren, will be having major surgery.

Like many of our church planters, Ramon is underinsured.

Please pray for the surgery to go well and for Ramon to recover quickly.

And pray for the Lord’s provision during this time of financial uncertainty.

Thank you for joining with us as we struggle together for the sake of the Gospel (Romans 15:30)!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 30

2010-07-06T12:18:00.001-07:00

Greetings Faithful Prayer Partners!

One of the most important things in any new church planting ministry is that the church planter and his family live on the ministry field in which they are planting the church. For almost a year now Daren and Ashley Neely and family, pastor and family of The City Church, have been trying to sell their house in Bryant to move into the Riverdale area of Little Rock where The City Church is located. The City Church is starting to make inroads into the Riverdale community and the Neelys desperately want to move into that community to live in their ministry field. They have had several people look at their house in Bryant, but no buyers.

-Pray that God would open up a door for someone to buy their house so they could the move into the Riverdale community of Little Rock.

-Pray that once their house sells the right house in the Riverdale community will open up for them to buy.

-Pray that God will continue to open up opportunities for The City Church to minister in the Riverdale community of Little Rock.

Dave McClung, Innovative New Work Strategist

Missions Ministries Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

10 Remington Dr. Suite #257

Little Rock, AR. 72204

501-376-4791, ext. 5159

In Arkansas: 800-838-2272

Fax: 501-376-7463

dmcclung@absc.org

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2010-06-22T12:23:00.001-07:00

Greetings Faithful Prayer Partners!

This week we ask that you join us in praying for a new church start in Texarkana, AR.

Please pray for Shane Melton and team as they start Eastgate Church.

Pray for a sponsor church to come along side this new work with encouragement and support.

Pray as they seek to reach the unchurched and dechurched of Texarkana.

Thanks for partnering with us in prayer!

S’Bogum

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network - 28

2010-06-17T07:11:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

Below is a prayer letter from one of our church planters in Bentonville. Rather than pulling out the specific prayer requests and passing them on to you, I thought I would forward the entire letter. Join us in praying for Faith Journey Fellowship as God is clearly at work!

Tim Wicker

ABSC Church Planting Strategist

Dear Praying Friends,

How sweet it is to see God answering your prayers! I can't even remember how many times I have asked that you pray for God to send people to Faith Journey - lost people, saved people who need a church - people. It seems that we are going through a great season of harvest in this area of people. God is bringing in new people from all the relational seeds that have been planted by our people in the last year or so...some lost people, some saved people. Just this last Sunday we had four new families and three new singles in worship with us for the first time!

Now that we are seeing this harvest of people, we want to pray more fervently for a harvest of SOULS. It's great to have more people, but we all know that our desire is to see these people become true worshipers of the one true God! And then, as God is faithful to complete the good work that He begins in them, we will see them becoming more and more like Christ!

Deeply Grateful for Your Prayers,

David Hastings
Pastor/Church Planter
Faith Journey
Bentonville, Arkansas
http://www.faithjourney.us/
(479)925-8491

Cowboy Church Prayer Request

2010-06-09T12:02:00.000-07:00

Crossbar C Cowboy Church in Benton asks for your prayers -

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2010-06-04T07:29:00.001-07:00

Greetings Faithful Prayer Partners!

Spiritual Warfare is a very real element of Church Planting.

Church Planting is all about invading the enemies territory, and at times the Enemy does not like it.

Prayer is one of the main weapons we have in Spiritual Warfare.

SO, thank you again for joining the battle for the lost souls of men and women across Arkansas by praying for new church starts.

This week we ask you to pray for a new church start in Walnut Ridge.

The need has been clearly identified by local pastors, a sponsor church is on board, a building is available, and some initial funding has been raised.

We are currently talking to a young couple about moving to Walnut Ridge to begin the work there.

Pray with us this Sunday evening as we meet with this young couple.

Pray that if it is the Lord’s will for them to come, that it will be clear to all.

And pray that if the Lord has another church planter to fill the role, that He will make it known.

Pray Pray Pray!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Why we need more churches

2010-05-24T10:33:00.000-07:00

A secular explanation of why we like and need variety - does it have application in the starting of new churches?

New - New Church Website

2010-05-24T09:06:00.000-07:00

Life Church in Searcy set up a website - check it out at:
http://www.lifechurchsearcy.com/

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2010-05-18T09:00:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

The Lord continues to move all across our state – and new churches are being started as a result.

This week we ask that you pray for Whispering Pines Cowboy Church in Pine Bluff.

A leadership team has been meeting for the last several months and on Sunday May 30, they will be holding their first public service.

Pray for this new church plant.

Pray for the Lord to raise up a church planter/pastor for this new work. They have a good core group, and a solid vision, but ask that we join them in praying for God’s man to lead them.

Pray that many unchurched men and women would come to know the LORD through this new church.

Blessings!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2010-05-04T08:10:00.001-07:00

God is Good . . . and your prayers are being answered!

Thank you for joining us in praying for new churches in Arkansas.

Three weeks ago you prayed for Robert and Kami Branscum at a new church plant in Searcy – Life Church.

This past Saturday, Unity Baptist from Paragould brought 60 volunteers to Searcy to help with an outreach block party at one of the key apartment complexes. The Lord held off the storms as the volunteers from Unity and the core team from Life Church cooked 400 + hot dogs, played games, knocked on doors, and made more than 500 contacts.

Sunday morning Life Church held its first public worship service. Beside the core group there were 5 new families that came as a result of the block party the day before.

Please continue to pray – He is at work!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

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2010-04-26T09:56:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

The Lord is working among new churches here in Arkansas. Below is a testimony from one of our church planters. I could not help but pass it on. Praise the Lord together with us and continue to pray for Bobby and the Cross Roads Baptist Church!

Cross Roads Baptist Church- God is working in BIG ways out in Pea Ridge Arkansas! We started this church February 7th and we already have between 25-30 regular members! God has saved souls, and changes lives. We already have one "preacher boy" who has fallen to the call of preaching and is studying under me. We have another young man recently saved and delivered from drugs and alcohol abuse who is talented in music and poetry and has written his first all Christ focused song and will be performing it this week! God is reuniting families, delivering people from addictions, and growing up strong witnesses for Him! We give God all the Glory for all the things He has done in our church and look forward to seeing how He will use us next.

Pastor Bobby Shockley

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Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

New Church Testimony - God is Good!!!

2010-04-20T01:13:00.000-07:00

Cross Roads Baptist Church- God is working in BIG ways out in Pea Ridge Arkansas! We started this church February 7th and we already have between 25-30 regular members! God has saved souls, and changes lives. We already have one "preacher boy" who has fallen to the call of preaching and is studying under me. We have an...other young man recently saved and delivered from drugs and alcohol abuse who is talented in music and poetry and has written his first all Christ focused song and will be performing it this week! God is reuniting families, delivering people from addictions, and growing up strong witnesses for Him! We give God all the Glory for all the things He has done in our church and look forward to seeing how He will use us next. Pastor Bobby Shockley

Pray for Brian Wilke and Siloam Fellowship in Mtn View

2010-04-16T08:57:00.001-07:00

Church Planting Essentials training

2010-04-15T13:54:00.000-07:00

What do church planters look like during training?

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2010-04-13T13:07:00.001-07:00

Greetings Prayer Partners!

Thank you for joining us in praying for new churches to be started all across Arkansas.

And thank you for praying last week for Robert and Kami Branscum of Life Church, a new church start in Searcy.

The Lord has answered our prayers.

Just today, Robert signed a very agreeable lease for a prime location in town. Praise the Lord!

We also want to Praise the Lord for the new Hmong work started this past Sunday in Nashville, AR with 43 Hmong in attendance.

Below is a picture of the commissioning service held at Ridgeway Baptist (the sponsoring church) in Nashville.

Please continue to keep both of these new congregations in your prayers.

God is Good !!!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

New Hmong Church!

2010-04-12T09:21:00.001-07:00

Ridgeway Baptist Church in Nashville, Arkansas along with the Little River Baptist Association has taken a giant leap of faith by sponsoring a new Hmong mission in Nashville. On Sunday, April 11, 2010 churches from across the Little River Baptist Association met at Ridgeway Baptist Church to hold a joint worship service with this new Hmong congregation. Ridgeway has agreed to sponsor this new work and several churches throughout the association have agreed to financially partner with Ridgeway Baptist Church in reaching the Hmong community for Christ.

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Greetings Prayer Partners!

Thank you for joining us in praying for new church starts all over the State of Arkansas!

This week we ask you to pray for Robert and Kami Branscum and the core group for Life Church in Searcy.

Please pray for Life Church as they are currently seeking a building/space for their new church.

Also pray for their upcoming outreaches to the community, May 1 and June 5, in partnership with Unity Baptist Church in Paragould.

Praise the Lord for churches like Judsonia First and Unity, as well as the Calvary Association, for their partnership with Life Church!

That all of Arkansas might know Him!

Tim Wicker

Church Planting Strategist

Missions Ministry Team

Arkansas Baptist State Convention

1-800-838-2272 ext 5159

http://abscchurchplanting.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/ArkansasChurchPlanting

Compass Church Launch

2010-02-08T10:30:00.000-08:00

February 7, 2010 - Compass saw 159 at their official launch service!
God is at work in Batesville.

New Churches Everywhere!

2010-02-04T11:29:00.000-08:00

February is a busy month for new church starts.

Over the next few weeks there will be at least four new Southern Baptist Churches worshipping weekly here in Arkansas.

On February 7th Compass Church is Batesville officially launches after 4 monthly preview services with great attendance at each.

Also on February 7th Destiny Cowboy Church in Cabot will begin regular weekly services.

February 14th will also see a new church launch in Stuttgart. Stuttgart Harvest Church has had several preview services with 60-90 people in attendance.

And on February 21, Northwest Community Church in Belle Vista has its first official public service.

These are just the beginning. New churches in Clinton and Pea Ridge will also be starting soon.

Please pray for each of these churches, their leadership, and for the Holy Spirit to go before them in drawing the unchurched to Himself.

Thank you for praying – He is at work!

New Cowboy Church coming to Clinton!

2010-01-21T07:05:00.000-08:00

This past Tuesday, January 19, there were over 40 who attended the first interest meeting for a new Cowboy church in Clinton.

Pray for Church Planter Eddie Ragsdale as he leads this new work.

Pray as they plan on beginning regular meetings early in February.

Pray that they would reach many unchurched cowboys and lovers of western heritage culture.

Praise the Lord for primary partner churches – First Baptist Shirley and First Baptist Clinton, and the North Central Baptist Association – and for their vision and commitment for reaching this group of people in their community.

Finally, Praise the Lord for the Cooperative Program gifts and Dixie Jackson Offerings which are helping with this new work!

10 Ways Your Church Can Be Involved in Church Planting Here in Arkansas

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1- Pray – Join the Church Planting Prayer Network and pray weekly for church planting in Arkansas. Adopt a church plant and become a part of their prayer team, praying regularly for them and their needs. (to join – send an email to pray4churchplanting@absc.org)

2- Adopt a church planter and his family in your area. Be a friend to them. Take them to lunch or meet them for breakfast on a regular basis. Send them to a conference or retreat. Provide childcare so they can go out on a date with their wife.

3- Support the new work financially. Provide monthly support for the ongoing expenses. Put them in your church budget and/or take up special offerings to help meet their needs.

4- Provide materials and equipment. Do a “Baby Shower” for the new church, getting SS classes to supply various equipment or materials. (for a copy of the AR church planters wish list – email pray4churchplanting@absc.org)

5- Share your facilities. This might be for services on an ongoing basis, or for special events or meetings.

6- Send a volunteer team to assist a new church start. Help with a VBS or a community outreach. Prayerwalk or help canvas a neighborhood with flyers or invitations. Help with remodeling or work on a building, etc. (for a list of volunteer projects – email pray4churchplanting@absc.org)

7- Discover unreached or under-reached people in your own community. Who in your community is not being reached by your church or others? Do demographic research, a windshield survey, and questionnaires in your area. Determine if a new church start might be needed to reach the unchurched.

8- Start an outreach Bible study. Do an outreach event and begin a new Bible study, outside of your church walls, and assist the new believers into becoming a new church.

9- Encourage members in your church to pray, give and maybe even go and be a part of a new work (for a pre-determined time or indefinitely).

10- Become a mentor to a new church leader. Pastors can mentor new church pastors, youth ministers can mentor youth workers, teachers and lay leaders can mentor new church leaders.

Adapted from NAMB’s “10 Ways Your Church Can Become a Kingdom Builder”

"Tribes"

2010-01-07T08:01:00.000-08:00

An interesting video about the need for new churches among the different "Tribes" all around us.

Where Do We Start?

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Does church planting just happen, or is there some deliberate preparation and planning involved? From the perspective of a church planting strategist, there are some specific first steps involved in church planting.

• Prayer and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit is where all church planting should begin. These put us in touch with the Father and help us see the needs around us through His eyes.

• Another important aspect is that of observation and investigation. This involves both the study of the local churches and who they are reaching, and the study of the community in order to see who is not being reached. For this particular aspect of church planting there must be demographic research and surveys of local churches. There should also be some “community leader” and “man on the street” questionnaires developed in order to understand the unreached people who are discovered through investigation and research.

• According to North American Mission Board’s Peoples Search, the questions you want to answer are: Who are the unreached peoples in this area? Where are they? Why are they unreached? How is God working among the unreached peoples in this area? What will it take to reach them? Answering these questions will help in the development of a strategy to reach people through planting a church.

• When unreached people are discovered, then there must be a world view analysis of the particular group or groups of people that the Lord lays on your heart. It is in this particular type of study that the Lord begins to give you a vision for a church plant among a particular group of people. To understand a specific segment of the overall population of an area, we must ask these questions: Why are they in this area? What is their daily life like? What is important to them? What do they believe? What are their needs? What is keeping them from coming to Christ? What can we do to help them come to Christ? This helps us to see bridges and barriers we have to work with.

• After gathering this information, we must analyze the results and develop the best strategy for reaching them and involving them in a new church start. When God gives us a vision and we come to understand the people he wants us to reach, we can use the developed strategy to reach them through their hearts. This is done by developing relationships and meeting needs, which is loving them in the name of Jesus.

• When the strategy is in place we share the vision and strategy with others in order to develop partners to help us in the church planting endeavor.

Submitted by Gary D. Fulton, Church Planter Strategist on the Missions Ministries Team of the ABSC.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-22T13:31:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas to all of our church planters, prayer partners, sponsors, pastors, and likeminded missional thinkers. May the Lord of the universe who became flesh that first Christmas, bless you and yours this holiday season!

The Crossing church plant in Conway

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Searcy Church Plant

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WHO CAN START A CHURCH?

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There are various ideas about who has the authority and responsibility to start New Testament churches. What does the Bible teach with regard to who can plant churches?

• Church planting is implied in the Great Commission. Everything mentioned in Matthew 28:19-20, including discipleship, teaching, baptism, and evangelism, are all responsibilities of the New Testament church. No churches were established at the time of the Lord's giving of the Great Commission, so churches had to be planted to carry out these responsibilities.

• God plants and builds his church. Jesus made it clear that he would build his church in Matthew 16:18. He, through his Spirit, plants churches. All church planting is a result of the missional heart of God. God does not need man, but has chosen to involve him in this significant work. His work is accomplished by his Spirit through God called Christians and the Lord's church.

• Churches plant churches. Ed Stetzer, in his book Planting New Churches in a Postmodern Age, states that it is not a requirement that new churches be planted by existing churches, (Stetzer 2003, 75). This method is probably the preferred method, but it is not the only method. Dr. Daniel Sanchez, in his book Starting Reproducing Congregations, says there is no evidence that the Jerusalem church in the first century took action as a sponsoring church to send planters to start a mission or a daughter congregation, (Sanchez 2001, 33-34). Churches should be deliberate about starting new congregations as a method of church growth.

• Agencies, Denominations, and Associations plant churches. The Bible shows no opposition to individuals or churches collectively organizing to fulfill the Great Commission and to start new congregations. The International Mission Board is a good example of an agency of the Southern Baptist Convention starting churches. IMB missionaries abroad start churches on a daily basis, and many of these have no specific sponsoring or partnering churches. God-called missionaries from Agencies, Denominations, and Associations start churches.

• Individuals and Teams start churches. Phillip went to Samaria, and there is no evidence of anyone but the Holy Spirit sending him. He started a church with no help from a partner church. It is frequently noted in the New Testament that teams worked together to plant churches. This was an approach implemented by Paul, and yes, he was commissioned as a missionary by the church at Antioch, but this church was not a sponsoring church which deliberately planted daughter congregations as a missions strategy.

Who can start a church? God uses churches, associations, individuals, agencies, and teams to start churches. He can use you to help plant a church.

Submitted by Gary D. Fulton, Church Planter Strategist on the Missions Ministries Team of the ABSC.

Praying for Places

2009-12-03T10:51:00.000-08:00

One of the things that every new church needs, just like any other church, is a place to meet.

New churches are continually having to find new facilities as they grow.

As you are praying this week, please pray for the many new church plants looking for places to meet.
Pray not only that they will find places, but that the Lord would match their personality and needs with His resources.
Pray specifically this week for:

City Church of Little Rock as their present lease runs out at the end of the year and they must find new facilities.

AND

Cross Bar C Cowboy Church in Benton as they have grown and need a new place to meet. Hear from Pastor Greg Spann

Thanks for joining together with us to reach this state with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Asylum - (and any church planters for that matter) network meeting in North West AR - FREE LUNCH!

2009-11-30T14:52:00.000-08:00

Hey Guys,

I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving and are doing well. I wanted to let you guys know of an opportunity coming up this Friday for us to get together. I know this is really short notice and I apologize for that. This opportunity kind of fell in our laps. 'Almost an M' with the Upstream Collective will be coming to speak and hang out with us. You can check out his blog called “Almost an M” at http://almostm.com/ This guy is really sharp in how to function missionally and build a missional DNA into your church plant. He is also really sharp in how to communicate the gospel in a post-Christian context.

So here’s the plan. Friday Dec. 4th at First Baptist Farmington’s Student Ministry building (589 Rheas Mill Rd., Farmington, AR. 72730) we will meet from 10:00 – 2:00 with lunch provided. We will dialogue about the missional church, our post-Christian Culture and ways to connect the gospel to it. 'Almost an M' will lead our discussion. We will be taking a van up to Farmington leaving from the Arkansas Baptist State Convention building at 6:30 on Friday morning if you would like to ride up together and have someone else be the chauffeur, or you can meet us at FBC Farmington at 10:00. I hope you guys can make it and come and hang out a little bit. If nothing else it’s free food and a chance to spend time with me. What more could you ask?

Give me a shout if you have any questions.
Adios,
Dave

Paul Hudson and One Church, upcoming Conway church plant

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Church Planting Essentials Training

2009-11-14T08:43:00.000-08:00

This past weekend 15 church planting teams were trained in general principles of starting new churches. ABSC church planting strategists led the event that covered everything from gathering a core group to developing a vision, from evangelism to system design. God is at work in Arkansas starting churches reaching out to bikers, young families, cowboys, unchurched, etc. He is working ALL over the state.

Pray about joining some of these or other teams in reaching the lost with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Interest Meeting

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A Cowboy Church interest meeting in Pine Bluff last night drew a group of 45 adults and several kids. Organized by Associational Missionary Dewayne Tanton and ABSC Church Planting Strategist Roger Gaunt, the meeting included; barbeque, a horsemanship demonstration, special music, and an introduction to Cowboy Church life - led by Don Jones of Cross Point Cowboy Church in Nashville, AR.

Northwest Community Church

2009-11-05T08:54:00.000-08:00

Check out what the Lord is doing in Northwest Arkansas

Life House Church

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Life House Church in Texarkana is an new church plant that is only 18 months old, yet it is having a lasting impact on it's community. Listen as Pastor James Ross shares how the Lord is working at Life House.

Can Every Church Really Be Involved With Church Planting?

2009-10-23T08:28:00.000-07:00

Greg Penna and Bobby Gilstrap have put together a great strategy that will allow churches of all sizes to get involved in church planting.

"5/52 How Every Church Can Start A New Church" is a great overview of a simple stewardship emphasis for supporting new church starts.

If you, or your church, are thinking about getting involved in church planting, this is a great place to start.

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Invite Them and They Will Come . . .

2009-10-20T08:42:00.000-07:00

Not as dramatic as the Field of Dreams "Build it and they will come," but much more applicable to church planting.
This past weekend The Compass Church, in Batesville, held it's first of four preview services. After weeks of planning, advertising and getting the word out, the Lord blessed with over 80 in attendance.
PTL
When asked how many showed up that none of the launch team knew (ie. heard about it via radio or print), Mickey Jones, Directional Pastor, replied "I think that everyone who came did so as a result of a personal invitation."
This is not only typical, but may even be considered a "law" of sorts in church planting and church life over all.
The Lord is working on peoples hearts. There are many in each of our circles of influence who, with a simple invitation, would join us in church or small group meeting.
Invite them and let's see if they will come!

Pray for leaders at Cross Chapel

2009-10-13T07:13:00.000-07:00

Join us in praying for Paul Peters and Cross Chapel Baptist Church in Harrisburg, AR.

Like most new church starts, Cross Chapel is continually seeking new leaders for small groups and outreach.

Please pray with us that the Lord would raise up these new leaders to help reach their community with the Gospel.

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Praying for Cowboy Church

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Recent Cowboy Church Baptism

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Church Starting Awareness Meeting

2009-10-02T08:03:00.000-07:00

Thirteen pastors and church leaders gathered together this week to discuss church planting in North East Arkansas. In two area cities alone there are an estimated 20,000 unchurched.

Dave McClung and Tim Wicker with the ABSC joined Charles Lewis from the Mississippi County Baptist Association in leading the discussion.

Besides looking at the demographics, discussion revolved around the different population segments presently not attending most of the established churches and how a group of churches can partner together to start a new work that would reach these with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Please join together with these leaders as they pray and strategize to reach the lost of their communities through planting new churches.

Volunteer Prayer Request in New Church Start

2009-09-22T19:07:00.001-07:00

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network

2009-09-16T08:15:00.000-07:00

God is doing some amazing things through new church starts in Arkansas. In order to get the word out about how He is working and to involve others through prayer, we are starting a statewide prayer network.
If you are interested in becoming a part of this network - receiving reqular prayer requests, stories, and updates from these new churches - then email me at twicker@absc.org and I will sign you up!

Church Planting Prayer Request

2009-09-12T11:59:00.000-07:00

"Re-Visioning" Church Planter Conference

2009-09-12T11:55:00.000-07:00

Friday evening and Saturday six Arkansas church planting teams gathered together to evaluate where they are and where they are headed.
Praise the Lord for how He is working in Jonesboro, NW Arkansas, Bryant, Harrisburg and among cowboys in Glenwood.
Pray for these teams as they go back to their churches and move forward in the ministry the Lord has called them to.

another blog?

2009-09-11T11:25:00.000-07:00

Do we really need another blog on church planting?
Do we really need another blog - period?

The answer to those questions is maybe - maybe not.
While there are a multitude of great bloggers out there offering insight, encouragement, deep spiritual meditations, cultural musings, even some cynicism, all mixed with humor and wisdom, I can't help but think that there might be a place for one more blog - one specifically related to Church Planting in Arkansas.

It is our hope and prayer that this blog will offer some of the above - and a little more.

Keep an eye on this site and you will find news, prayer requests, opportunities to get involved and more!

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Church Planting Essentials Spring 2011

Dixie Jackson 2011 emphasis to include new church start

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Destiny Cowboy Church

Free Websites for Church Planters and Churches

Prayer need

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Cowboy Church Prayer Request

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Why we need more churches

New - New Church Website

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New Church Testimony - God is Good!!!

Pray for Brian Wilke and Siloam Fellowship in Mtn View

Church Planting Essentials training

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New Hmong Church!

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Compass Church Launch

New Churches Everywhere!

New Cowboy Church coming to Clinton!

10 Ways Your Church Can Be Involved in Church Planting Here in Arkansas

"Tribes"

Where Do We Start?

Merry Christmas

The Crossing church plant in Conway

Searcy Church Plant

WHO CAN START A CHURCH?

Praying for Places

Asylum - (and any church planters for that matter) network meeting in North West AR - FREE LUNCH!

Paul Hudson and One Church, upcoming Conway church plant

Church Planting Essentials Training

Interest Meeting

Northwest Community Church

Life House Church

Can Every Church Really Be Involved With Church Planting?

Invite Them and They Will Come . . .

Pray for leaders at Cross Chapel

Praying for Cowboy Church

Recent Cowboy Church Baptism

Church Starting Awareness Meeting

Volunteer Prayer Request in New Church Start

Recommended Reading

Arkansas Church Planting Prayer Network

Church Planting Prayer Request

"Re-Visioning" Church Planter Conference

another blog?