Ethan McCreary and his new bride, Lexi, are beginning a new church on campus at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He has been through our application/assessment process, Alabama Church Planting Basics, and is currently participating in one of our five coaching networks. The Well…
Prayers from Planters Update from Barry Britt, Oasis Church, Orange Beach
I receive several prayer updates from planters all across Alabama and beyond – this one I thought worth sharing with you today. It is from Barry Britt, who is planting the Oasis Church in Orange Beach. His comparison of a lake ministry and a river…
Cornerstone Church Thriving in Gadsden
I just received terrific news from one of our church plants. Cornerstone Church in Gadsden launched in February 2015. Here’s an excerpt from a text that Cornerstone’s pastor, Daniel Woodcock, sent me: “We are baptizing seven people this Sunday and have already baptized 10 more…
The Power of Thank You
There is hardly any way to overestimate the power of a simple word of affirmation like “thank you.” Perhaps it is because words of affirmation are one of my primary love languages, but I believe saying thank you is more than just southern hospitality. None…
Churches Planting Churches One of the challenges in church planting is that we have numerous “motherless” daughter churches out there.
We have all heard the stories of abandoned babies on the doorsteps of fire departments, hospitals or even churches. We know what abandonment does for a child. New church starts need the nurturing of a “mother church” to grow as healthy as possible in their…
Wisdom and Favor
The State Board of Missions has invested heavily in Essential Church in Huntsville, led by Tim Milner, through assessment, training, coaching, congregational assistance, start-up grant and rental assistance. These resources are made possible by gifts of Alabama Baptists through the Cooperative Program. Tim recently returned…
Week of Prayer Update Tim Milner, Essential Church, Huntsville
Tim Milner, pastor of Essential Church, Huntsville is being highlighted today as part of the week of prayer for state missions and church planting here in Alabama. Check out the Myers-Mallory.org website to read his bio and watch his video. As an update to his…
Church Planter Report Barry Britt, Oasis Church at the Wharf
I personally love receiving reports from our church planters here in Alabama. I received this one yesterday from Barry Britt, a church planter in Orange Beach, Alabama. He and his family planted Oasis Church that opened and began meeting at The Wharf in late Spring…
Church Planting: An “Outside-In” Process
Discipleship is an inside-out process, whereas planting churches should be an outside-in process. We begin with a heart for reaching the far-from-God in church planting. Let me quote my friend, Pastor Jeff, who planted Sanctuary Church in Toronto: Before we started The Sanctuary in 2001,…
Adopt-A-Planter
You have the unique privilege to be a part of the inaugural Myers-Mallory State Missions Offering this September. The offering and the week of prayer, September 11-18, are worthy complements to your faithfulness to giving to missions through the Cooperative Program. Here is another way to…