J.D. Payne serves as a professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University. Prior to this, he was the pastor for church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL. Before that, he served with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as an Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also directed the Center for North American Missions and Church Planting.

What soil yields healthy church plants?
April 22nd, 2024

Equipping Farmers International, a new member of GACX, believes that church-based agricultural training yields food security solutions.

10,000 Villages to Reduce Multidimensional Poverty
March 20th, 2024

1.6 billion people worldwide live in multidimensional material poverty.

The Birth of a National Alliance for Church Multiplication in Panama
February 14th, 2024

Things are slowly moving forward for Todd and the rest of the team involved in the national alliance for church multiplication in Panama.

Power and Practices of Partnerships
February 8th, 2024

Partnership is essential to fulfill the Great Commission. In this article, Dr. Bekele Shanko shares a few reasons and steps for initiating, developing and managing partnerships.

Melt this Heart of Stone
January 25th, 2024

God melted the heart of stone of one man, resulting in the birth of the Crescent Project, one of the newest members of GACX.

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