Fellowship of church planters

Chinese food, chocolates and a lot of creative interaction. Ronald van der Molen, Theo Visser and myself gathered around 20 church planting facilitators (most of them also practitioners) from different denominations and networks for a first 'fellowship of church planters' meeting in Driebergen. Two years ago the Dutch DAWN Committee dissolved itself and also the iQB churchplanters café closed its doors. We felt it was time for something new and fresh. Ronald did an excellent job in moderating the meeting and everyone was excited.

Apart from this informal network for church planters and facilitators I see the need for a more strategic missionary approach to saturate our nation with new churches. It's encouraging to see that the Salvation Army, the United Pentecostal and Evangelical churches (VPE), Foursquare (Rafael), CAMA-Parousia, the Baptist Union, the Nazarine Church, the Christian Reformed Church, the Free Baptist Church, the House Church network and Christian Associates already have church planting on their agenda. The Dutch Reformed Church (PKN) and the Roman Catholic Church (the two big ones in the Netherlands, who are also loosing most members), are more and more opening up for the vision. It's a matter of timing, but I hope that at some point in the near future a new national coalition can be formed that will take the mission of 'discipling a whole nation' to a new level.

Comments

[Jan Wolsheimer]

Dag Marc,

Prachtige cartoon! Waar heb je deze vandaan geplukt? IOW zijn er nog meer van deze te vinden??

Jan

[Mannie Piket]

Hi Marc,

As I read this, I remember that you were going to have a day on churchplanting with young people organised by Soul Survivor. What came out of that? Are there any new initiatives?

Mannie Piket

[sademo samuel]

i would like to relate with you in church planting process. i am currently involved in the church planting here in Uganda.more we shall dicuss on the net