Church Planting Blog

(2015)

Harvest Church Plant: Sprung up from Spirit-led Conviction to Reach Bossley Park

29 May 2015

The latest of three church plants at Hoxton Park, The Harvest Group has sprung up as a result of a Spirit-led conviction to reach the Bossley Park community.  “We currently meet in a home each Friday evening, worship, pray and share a light meal. We plan to meet once a month for a church service.…

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Sans Souci Church Plant: Young People with a Passion for Sharing Jesus

29 May 2015

Over the past 8 months the Sans Souci church plant team, comprised mostly of young people, with a passion for sharing Jesus in the area, has been reaching out by running a holistic health ministry.  What started as a free fitness boot camp every Sunday, by the grace of God has expanded to free raw…

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New Hope Church Plant: God Has Other Plans

29 May 2015

When the planning began for New Hope Church… leaders were prepared to be thankful for 20 people, but God had other plans. 13 weeks in and they are full and alive with a consistent attendance of around 160 souls! They are fast-filling their roles for a fully functional church, complete with children’s Sabbath schools, an…

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5 Church Members Evangelise the Chinese Community in Eastwood

29 May 2015

Five church members at Strathfield Chinese Church had a vision to evangelise the Chinese people in Eastwood and the surrounding suburbs.  They started by meeting and praying together; studying the Bible and Ellen G. White’s writings; poring over Jesus’ Great Commission and having discussions in church board meetings and with the Conference Office.  After a…

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Indian-Fijian Adventist Church Plant Grows from Adventist Couples’ Passion

29 May 2015

Five years ago, Prem and Prem Chand initiated house worship once a month at their home for Fijian Indians as there was no Fijian-Indian Seventh-day Adventist church. Numbers began to grow, various families began hosting to share the blessing.  People read the Bible, sang hymns in Hindi, listened to a sermon, opened the Sabbath and…

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8 Ways for Churches to be Planted in the Greater Sydney Area

29 May 2015

THere are several ways churches can be planted in the Greater Sydney Area: 1. Mother-Daughter Church Plant: An established church sees the need to plant a new church in an unreached community.  The church forms a church planting team and supports the church plant until the new congregation becomes viable.  By implementing effective leadership development…

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How Jesus Started a Movement

10 Feb 2015

According to many standard human criteria, Jesus seemingly accomplished very little. He never wrote a book. He never ran for political office. He had no military victories to feather His cap. He never built an awe-inspiring, architecturally-designed place of worship. There were no monuments erected at His time to commemorate what He had done. Jesus…

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