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.
The song “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers brings back the nostalgia of middle school summer camp. I can remember singing at the top of my lungs, performing every motion, and laughing with friends throughout the song.
Most of us know the story of David and Goliath. As David prepared to battle Goliath, King Saul clothed David in expensive and heavy armor. But David wasn’t used to that unwieldy armor.
The church I grew up in was wonderful. The community, worship, sermons, and outreach truly represented Christ.
When my friends and I visited Cartagena, Colombia, our daily breaks for gelato were a high priority. These wonderful breaks were also one of our most time-consuming activities, deciding what flavor matched our moods, the weather, and activity levels.
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When I was traveling around the United States and doing “van life,” I recognized my need for community.
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I can still remember sitting in the backseat of our 1989 Volkswagen Vanagon on the way home to Michigan after a month of traveling to the west coast. Our last stop was at the Corn Palace in Iowa.
What does collaboration in church planting look like among refugees in a war-torn area of the world? Christ’s Commission Fellowship (CCF) has discovered the joy of partnership in a most unlikely region.
I remember when my parents built their current home. Besides their stricter budget (including having our fridge consist primarily of frozen pizza), the biggest dread: moving.
Once we graduated college, my best friend, Heidi, and I decided to start a two-person book club.
The GACX member organization, Horn of Africa, is a brilliant organization that uses its ideas to plant churches in Africa.
“If that church weren’t planted, I wouldn’t be here. It was a small, seemingly unsuccessful church, but whoever planted it doesn’t understand the depth of its impact on my life,” says Cruz Paniagua.
