Starting Churches

We believe the most effective way of evangelising a new area is to plant a church. The Gospel not only needs to be proclaimed, but also to be demonstrated in tangible ways, and the best way is through Christians living out the Gospel together in a locality. In this way new communities are established, often in places that have not seen authentic Christianity outworked through the church.

Different methods

Philip, the evangelist, gathered a community in Samaria and the apostle Paul founded churches in many towns. He recognised leaders weren't the only people involved in church planting. The scattered, persecuted believers went everywhere preaching the gospel. Even the influential Antioch church was started by believers that the book of Acts does not name.

There are many different ways that may result in a church being planted. However, whatever the method, we believe that Ephesians 4 Teams are essential to help plant churches, ensuring that they are established on apostolic and prophetic foundations. Whether in major cities and towns, or small rural communities, we long to help evangelise the nations through planting churches across the world.