Sojourn Church Planting

Global Issues Facing the Global Church

Michael Clark — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:43:40 +0000

Last December John Piper led a discussion with Doug Birdsall, Christopher Wright, and Lindsay Brown—three significant leaders in the Lausanne movement—about a number of missions-related topics.

They considered questions such as

What is the Lausanne Movement?
What are the 6 major issues facing the global church today?
How does the cross of Jesus Christ address these issues?
What are your dreams for Lausanne’s Cape Town 2010 conference?

To see the video go HERE.

Acts 29 Director Scott Thomas: How To Handle Criticism and Re-plant A Church

Bobby Gilles — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:36:52 +0000

Watch the second of two short video interviews with Scott Thomas, Director of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network.

We posted the first Scott Thomas interview last week — check it here. In this second video, Scott discusses:

The unique challenge of replanting a church
How to handle criticism and respond to it.

This is part of a series of video interviews with church planters recorded by Crossing Church Pastor Dustin Neeley at Sojourn’s 930 Art Center, during the Acts 29 Network 2009 Louisville Boot Camp (Ambition):

Dustin Neeley is a former Sojourner who is now the pastor of Crossing Church in East Louisville, which we planted in 2005. Sojourn Lead Pastor Daniel Montgomery asked him to partner with us during the Louisville Boot Camp by shooting a series of video interviews with church planters, pastors and Acts 29 leaders. Follow Pastor Dustin on his church planting blog, Church Planting For The Rest Of Us.

Follow Scott Thomas on Twitter

Stay tuned for many more short video interviews, featuring leading church planters, pastors and members of the Acts 29 Network, here at churchplanting.sojournchurch.com.

Pictured above: Director of Acts 29 Scott Thomas addresses church planters at the 2009 Louisville Boot Camp at Sojourn Community Church, while the Sojourn worship band looks on.

Acts 29 Director Scott Thomas Offers Advice For Church Planters

Bobby Gilles — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:10:37 +0000

Watch this short video interview with Scott Thomas, Director of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network.

In this video, Scott discusses:

Top Five qualities of a successful church planter
wisdom for those who are considering becoming a church planter
the “one thing” church planters need to know

Follow Scott Thomas on Twitter

Stay tuned for many more short video interviews, featuring leading church planters, pastors and members of the Acts 29 Network, here at churchplanting.sojournchurch.com.

The Hess Family: Our Sojourn Baby

Michael Clark — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:58:52 +0000

This past summer Sojourn had the privilege of sending out the Hess family as one of our Sojourn missionary families. After being commissioned, Doug, Marissa, and Avalyn moved to Costa Rica for language training in preparation for their future work in Argentina.

Since that time God has blessed the Hess family with Analeigh, who was born in January 2010. One of the ways we have been able to support them as our missionaries is through care packages that we have been able to send them, especially with the birth of Analeigh.

Recently, the Hess family posted a blog on their website with pictures of some of the gifts we gave Analeigh.

Please remember to continue to pray for the Hess family as they go through language training and prepare for their work in Argentina. You can follow their story at thehessfamily.org

Sovereign Grace Ministries’ Dave Harvey Speaks At Sojourn On Church Planting

Bobby Gilles — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:24:45 +0000

Watch this short video interview with Dave Harvey, Director of Church Planting and Church Care for Sovereign Grace Ministries. Dave Harvey is also the author of When Sinners Say “I Do”: Discovering The Power Of The Gospel For Marriage.

In this video, Dave discusses:

discerning the call to church planting
the role of the church in that process
the balance between ambition and humility
the “one thing” church planters need to know

Stay tuned for many more short video interviews, featuring leading church planters, pastors and members of the Acts 29 Network, here at churchplanting.sojournchurch.com.

Gospel Translations: Gospel resources in a variety of languages

Michael Clark — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:05:57 +0000

Gospel Translations is making resources available in a variety of languages from ministries like Sovereign Grace Ministries, Desiring God, 9Marks, Ligonier, and The Gospel Coalition.

Resources are available in the following languages:

Afrikaans
Amharic
Arabic
Bahasa Indonesia
Burmese
Dutch
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swahili
Tagalog
Turkish
Urdu
and many more

Church Planting Advice From Pastor Kevin Cawley of Redeemer Fellowship in Kansas City

Bobby Gilles — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:41:31 +0000

Watch this short video interview with Pastor Kevin Cawley of Redeemer Fellowship in Kansas City, member of the Acts 29 church planting network.

In this YouTube interview, Kevin Cawley discuss:

How Pastor Kevin got started with his church plant (one of the fastest growing within Acts 29)
Models of evangelism
Practical principles for new church planters
Kevin Cawley’s “One thing” that church planters must know

Hear Pastor Kevin Cawley’s “Decoding Your City, and Ambition” from the 2009 Louisville Boot Camp, Ambition, at Sojourn’s Midtown campus.

Follow Kevin Cawley on Twitter

Visit Kevin Cawley’s blog

Stay tuned for many more short video interviews, featuring leading church planters, pastors and members of the Acts 29 Network, here at churchplanting.sojournchurch.com.

Pastor Yancey Arrington On How To Preach, How To Find “Emotional Center” Of Bible Passage

Bobby Gilles — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:14:52 +0000

Watch part two of a short video interview with Bruce Wesley and Yancey Arrington from Clear Creek Community Church in Houston, members of the Acts 29 church planting network.

In this YouTube interview, Yancey Arrington discuss:

How to preach
Finding the emotional center of a message
What’s the emotion inherent in the verse — the original writing

Stay tuned for many more short video interviews, featuring leading church planters, pastors and members of the Acts 29 Network, here at churchplanting.sojournchurch.com.

Follow Bruce Wesley on Twitter

Follow Yancey Arrington on Twitter

Clear Creek Church’s Bruce Wesley & Yancey Arrington Speak On Church Planting, Acts 29

Bobby Gilles — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:23:37 +0000

Watch this short, interview with Bruce Wesley and Yancey Arrington from Cleark Creek Community Church in Houston, members of the Acts 29 church planting network.

In this YouTube interview, Bruce Wesley and Yancey Arrington discuss:

Why they joined A29 as an established church
How to keep a team together for the long haul
Reproducible principles for young leaders
Their “one thing” that church planters need to know and do

Stay tuned for many more short video interviews, featuring leading church planters, pastors and members of the Acts 29 Network, here at churchplanting.sojournchurch.com.

Follow Bruce Wesley on Twitter

Follow Yancey Arrington on Twitter

Time of fellowship with the Haitian community in Louisville

Michael Clark — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:56:00 +0000

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Cor. 1:3-4)

What: Time of worship, prayer, and fellowship with Haitian Bethel Church, Haitian Tabernacle, Antioch Church, Sojourn Community Church, and other members of the Haitian community in Louisville. This will be a time to pray for, encourage, bless and comfort those who are grieving over the loss of family members and friends in the recent earthquake.

Why: To express to the Louisville Haitian community that they are not forgotten during these days as so many of them grieve from afar unable to help their own families, their own people. Not only do we have the opportunity to serve those in the Haitian community who follow Christ, but also those who do not know Christ and who are grieving without the hope that we as Christ-followers have.

When: Saturday, January 30th, 6-8 p.m. (Dinner wil be Pot-luck style; Please bring an entrée, appetizer, or desert that can feed at least one family).

Where: Bethlehem Baptist Church, 5708 Preston Highway, Louisville 40219