Greear unpacks ten kingdom principles that you can use to reorient your churchs priorities around gods mission to reach a lost world. Greear says success in the local church is measured by sending capacity, not seating capacity. Greear unpacks ten kingdom principles that you can use to reorient your churchs priorities around gods mission to. The invitation to eternal life is more than a prayer. Why the future belongs to churches that send jd greear fantastic read and ive always been impressed about summit church and their incredibly audacious plan around church planting, global missions and church multi site campuses. D s leadership, the summit has grown from 300 to over 10,000 in attendance each sunday. Greear pastors the summit church in the raleighdurham area of north carolina. Greear is the pastor of summit church in raleighdurham, nc. Gospel above all leader kit gospel above all bible study book. The good news is that you dont need to choose between gathering or sending. Greear unpacks 10 plumb lines that you can use to reorient your churchs priorities around gods mission to reach a lost world.
When jesus gave his disciples the great commission, he revealed that the key for reaching the world with the gospel is found in sending, not gathering. Greear has aptly established subtraction as a part of the equation. Greear is pastor of the summit church in raleighdurham, north carolina, and the 62nd president of the southern baptist convention. In this book greear uses the example of his church and ministry lessons as a vehicle for helping churches see that the future. Adam sits down with michele rickett and talks about her book forgotten girls. Jul 21, 2015 gaining by losing is about learning to train up church leaders to go into the world and lead on their own.
Aug 10, 2015 one of the newer church plantingmissions book on the market is j. He says, every church, every ministry, and every follower of jesus christ ought to be devoted to plantinggiving awaywhat they have for gods kingdom. He says, every church, every ministry, and every follower of jesus christ ought to be devoted to planting. He is the author of many books, including gaining by losing, jesus. Visit requests for information should be addressed to. Nov 22, 2019 greear, pastor of the summit church in durham, north carolina and author of books such as gaining by losing. In the two appendices, directions for international missions strategy are given. Why the future belongs to churches that send zondervan, 2015, j. The summit church has been ranked by outreach magazine as one of the fastestgrowing churches in the united states, with a weekly attendance of over 10,000. This book will help you establish a repeatable process for developing and sending out new leaders.
If the people of your city, of your school, of your family are going to hear the gospel, its going to be from your mouth. I rarely finish a book and feel like it took my breath away. Greear is pastor of the summit church in raleighdurham, north carolina, and the. It is, as the title of his recently released book affirms, gaining by losing.
You will get a lot out of this book, if you just put some effort and thoughts into what it is saying. Gaining by losing listen to songtime with adam miller, oct. Al mohler teaches on memphis, miami, milan, and mumbai acts 1. At the end of the day, making disciples is what we are called to do. Greear unpacks ten plumb lines that you can use to reorient your churchs. Zondervan this title is also available as a zondervan ebook. Gaining by losing will challenge your scorecard for gauging success in ministry. The book begins by introducing this theme in chapters 12 and then chapters 312 are devoted to going through 10 sending plumb lines that are emphasized at the summit church, where greear pastors. Why the future belongs to churches that send is available to purchase.
Greear, including stop asking jesus into your heart. Greear unpacks ten kingdom principlesplumb linesthat you can use to realign your churchs priorities around gods mission to reach a lost world. Greears latest book, gaining by losing, he states that in order for the church to grow, the church must send their people out for missions. The story is told that alexander the great had a general who approached him after many years of service to. He lives in raleigh, north carolina, with his wife, veronica, and their four children. Greear unpacks ten plumb lines that you can use to reorient your churchs priorities around gods mission to reach a lost world. Greear focuses on the sending aspect of a church as a means of measuring its success in building healthy disciples of christ. Why the future belongs to churches that send, noted that christians have. Why the future belongs to churches that send zondervan, 2015. Why the future belongs to churches that send, pastor and author j. I also found it very challenging and found myself reconnecting with some deep convictions that i have carried for years regarding the purpose of the church. Why the future belongs to churches that send by j d greear in paperback. This title is also available in a zondervan audio edition. Greear is a biblical clarification for the assurance of salvation to the christian based upon the finished work of jesus christ.
Sep 18, 2015 the following blog is a small excerpt out of jd greears latest book, gaining by losing, which analogously explains why god desires us to ask big requests and to take big risks in his name. Download his ebook sending capacity, not seating capacity at resourceebook. His new book is a helpful resource for churches who are working to create a. Greear is pastor of the summit church in raleigh, nc. He is author of several books, including gaining by losing and breaking the islam code. He is the author of many books, including gaining by losing, jesus continued, and not god enough. Adam miller continues his talk with jd greear about his book gaining by losing. Greear, pastor of the summit church, preaches on how one of our core problems as a race is that we think god is not much bigger than us. Greear this is a good book for many, it will fit into your life no matter what stage you are in with your faith.
Why the future belongs to churches that send, is definitely one of those healthy pastors who is pastoring a healthy church. Gospel,recoveringthepowerthatmakeschristianity revolutionary. Therefore, it is only natural to come to the conclusion that a healthy pastor plus a healthy church equals a going people. Adam miller talks to jd greear about his book gaining by losing. The evangelical church is recognizing the need to reach out to their neighbors and the world abroad. Why the future belongs to churches that send papberback 9780310533955 by j. He simply illustrates his foundational premise by proposing churches function as aircraft. Ive personally worked in a ministry that practiced this and seen the fruit firsthand. To see ministry multiply, we must release the seeds god has placed in our hands. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. In the last ten years, the summit has sent out more than 650 people to serve on church planting teams, both domestically and internationally. The book doesnt give the details of church planting, but it does tell established churches some basic principles for and motivations to plant churches. A church is not a group of people gathered around a leader, but a leadership factory.