Church Planting

by John Gross New York City veteran pastor Tim Keller has written: “God began history in the Garden, but is ending it in the city … People are pouring into the cities … the looming […]

by Dave Janney Pastor, Orlando Baptist Church Our Fellowship has always revolved around three important emphases — missions, church planting, and fellowship. Missions has been a bright light in our Fellowship. We have the ability […]

by Dan Greer Over the past few months I have seen a groundswell of enthusiasm for planting churches in our movement or among those wanting to affiliate with our network. I regularly receive calls from […]

by Dan Greer A 2011 University of New Mexico study report says, “Neighborhoods with churches present will have lower levels of crime than neighborhoods without churches.” At the National Fellowship Meeting in Detroit I accompanied […]

by John Gross As your newly appointed director of home missions and evangelism I want to thank the executive committee for their confidence in my appointment to this position. It is very humbling. But I […]

by Dan Lamb My time as BBFI third vice president and my official work with the NCPO is coming to a close, but I don’t leave with a heavy heart. I’m excited for the change […]

by Dan Lamb Start … Stop … Reset was the theme for the National Fellowship meeting in Springfield. In my life I have many times done exactly that: started, stopped, and reset. I am sure […]

by Dan Lamb The goal of the candidate school is to inform and equip the church planter to be best prepared to for the task ahead of him. The candidate school is five days of […]

by Dan Lamb The lineup was impressive as we watched newly approved church planters stand before the national meeting in Austin (Round Rock), TX, in February — and we knew these men and their wives […]

by Dan Lamb The BBFI Builders are such a valued piece of the NCPO team. The main purpose of the BBFI Builders has been to help baby churches get into their first buildings. In the […]