There are 10 people in your living room. They’ve come to a prayer meeting about a potential church plant in the area. Now, they have come to pray, but they’ve also come to suss you out. They want to know what you’re about, what your plans are, what the vision is, and on that basis […]
Andy & Sarah Prime are looking to establish a gospel church in Gracemount, a small scheme in Edinburgh. Please click here for further details of how you could support their work and receive updates from them.
We are pleased to announce that we will be supporting a new church-planting initiative in the East part of Glasgow, in a scheme called Barlanark. We will be doing further interviews and keeping you updated on progress as the situation develops. We are hoping this is the first of many in a city with over […]
A good planter and revitaliser will have to be a first-rate communicator. They must be able to explain their vision, excite and stimulate people, and incentivise them to join his team. A good leader will need to communicate the following in the early days: Explain the gospel Explain what healthy church should look like Explain […]
Although we have three main full-time positions we would like to fill for each scheme we engage in—church planter, female outreach worker, and ministry assistant—our fledgling ministries are always on the lookout for potential team members. A solid team of people committed to the gospel and the same vision have a far greater chance of […]
Andy & Lauren Mathieson have recently moved to Lochee, a poor community in the city of Dundee. The following film introduces them, the area, and the current opportunities we have within that community. We are praying that God will revitalise this work and we will have a growing gospel-centred church over the coming years. Please […]
How will you grow and disciple your launch team, leaders, and new believers? This may seem like a premature question if all you’ve currently done is move into an area and are still in the information gathering phase. But a good planter is always thinking ahead. As followers of Jesus Christ, we never get to […]
The early stages of forming a launch group for a new church are particularly vulnerable. Once word gets around that something ‘new’ is starting, people will want to become a part of it. This is both good and bad. It is good if you attract the right sort of people. They are very few and […]
There are a number of models for gathering people. For instance, will you develop a small or large group model? Small groups permit a closer, more relational focus, which allows small group leaders to develop more easily. Large groups allow the focus to be on the planter who directs the programs, projects, and systems. It […]
What is the name of the church going to be? Where is the church going to meet? What is the church launch going to look like? How will you build relationships in the community? What will missional living look like? How will you fund the church plant? What will the statement of faith be? Who […]