Mission Alive

Equipping Church Planters

In Mission Alive we look at church planting as a four-fold process taking five years. The parts of the process are Look, Learn, Launch, Launch Again... Read more»

Providing Planter Care

Church planters should not work alone but within a network of support, encouragement, and equipping. Mission Alive provides care for church planters... Read more»

Helping Churches Plant Churches

Partnering churches are defined by qualities that lead them to unselfishly think beyond themselves as they participate in the mission of God... Read more»

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Events

Sep. 4-6	Discovery Lab
Oct. 10-11	Coach Training Lab 1
Oct. 15-18	Theology Lab
Nov. 6-8	Discovery Lab
Dec. 1-5	Strategy Lab

Media Galleries

Check out our media galleries. We will be be adding pictures and other media periodically.

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MA Updates

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Equipping Missional Church Planters: From Theology to Practice

We were awed by how God has worked through our church planters and staff to develop new missional paradigms. These patterns develop synergistically, from the bottom up, from on-the-field models of ministry...

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Happenings in Misson Alive

Becky and I enjoyed a five-day trip to visit churches in the Greater Chicago area. The schedule of the trip was arranged by Rich Little...

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Equipping Blog

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Theology of Equipping - part 2

Frequently, ministry preparation has emphasized one of two resources; knowledge or skills. Seminaries, Divinity Schools and Graduate Schools of Theology have typically...

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Coach Training Lab 1

We have scheduled our first Coach Training Lab 1 for October 10-11, 2008 in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. The Coach Training Lab 1, prepares participants to coach church planters and others in ministry. Beyond developing coaching skills...