At my age you my wonder why I’m still taking college courses. That because I’m not tired of learning. I’m taking a class from Dr. Russell Burrill on Church Planting next week and have found a gold mind of information that I wish could be disseminated to every small town Adventist Christian Church.

A book double worth your reading is Big Dreams in Small Places by Tom Nebel (ISBN: 889638285)

There is an out migration from the cities that is beginning to flood into rural America. People are tired of the stress, the crime, the pollution, the traffic and the high cost of living. True, we have a tremendous mission to bring the mission of Redemption to the cities and win these people to Jesus. That said, have we ever thought about entering the cities to spread the love of Jesus from a rural setting? In other words, having smaller churches in the small towns as a base of operations and do personal evangelism to help plant urban churches in the metroplex. Refering to the small town church plants, Nebel says, “The smaller the targeted community the greater the likelihood of success.” Nebel’s research indicates 87% are successful.

God may be calling you to gear up and plant a church. If you think you got the stuff, have the calling and have some experience of success from which we can refer to help you through an assessment. Please contact me. Jesus wants to come and He is waiting on us to serve Him whole heartedly. You may be gifted by the Holy Spirit to plant a church for the Seventh-day Adventist movement.