Planting Growing Churches for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide for New Churches and Those Desiring Renewal

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Summary: A Essential Book for Church Planters
Review: Aubrey captures the essentials information along with detailed "how-to" for church planting and church revitalizations. This book is essential reading for all who wish to plant successful churches in America.

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Summary: A Essential Book for Church Planters
Review: Malphours lays out the key steps in planting a new church and guides the reader through each step with proven advice. Examples are given of different styles of church plants and questions for a planter to think through end each chapter.

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Summary: Strengths and Weaknesses
Review: The worksheets are helpful in applying what Malphurs has just covered. The book is loaded with practical hints and tips. The biggest drawback is that Malphurs relies too heavily on statistics that are questionable and cites some that contradict each other. By that I mean that he cites a statistic about 'Protestant' churches which includes Mormons and Jehovah's Witness. Instead I would recommend Stuart Murray's "Church Planting: Laying Foundations".

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Summary: Nice how too ... but,
Review: This is a good book for those who have no real idea about how to plant a church. It gives quite a few "to do" and "how to" lists, which is fine. Overall, however, I feel the author leaves the move of God out of the picture. You can dot all the "i's" and cross all the "t's", but if God's not in it, success isn't going to happen.

Rating:
Summary: Nice how too ... but,
Review: This is a good book for those who have no real idea about how to plant a church. It gives quite a few "to do" and "how to" lists, which is fine. Overall, however, I feel the author leaves the move of God out of the picture. You can dot all the "i's" and cross all the "t's", but if God's not in it, success isn't going to happen.