EFCA Allegheny District http://alleghenydistrict.com Multiplying Healthy Churches Among All People Sun, 05 May 2013 17:08:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 EFCA ONE 2013 http://alleghenydistrict.com/efca-one-2013/ http://alleghenydistrict.com/efca-one-2013/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:15:29 +0000 kathy http://alleghenydistrict.com/?p=639 Come to the EFCA One July 1-3, 2013 in New Orleans.
It’s the national EFCA movement event. A place where
you’ll experience deep fellowship, rock-solid teaching
and joyous worship. Registration opens February 1.
Find all the details at www.efcaone.org

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The 31st Annual Allegheny District Conference at Lanse
Evangelical Free Church in Lanse, PA was held on April 19th
and 20th. Download the conference message recordings by
the conference speakers at http://lansefree.org/resources/audio/

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held February 21-22 at Waterdam Church. Download the
recordings and Powerpoint slides from Greg Strand’s
presentation at  http://www.waterdam.org/staysharp13
 
]]> http://alleghenydistrict.com/stay-sharp-conference-2013/feed/ 0 Church Planting Top Ten Reading List http://alleghenydistrict.com/top-ten-reading-list/ http://alleghenydistrict.com/top-ten-reading-list/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:14:13 +0000 admin http://jmgsystems.net/efca/?p=87 1.   The Purpose Driven Church by Rick Warren. Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Nelson Books (November 27, 1995) ISBN: 0310201063. Best book written on the church in this generation.

2.   Planting Growing Churches For The 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide For New Churches And Those Desiring Renewal by Aubrey Malphurs. Paperback: 430 pages Publisher: Baker Books; 3rd edition (October 1, 2004) English ISBN: 0801065143. The most complete and best organized book on church planting on the market.

3.   Church Planting: Laying Foundations by Stuart Murray. Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Herald Press (PA) (February 2001) Language: English ISBN: 083619148X. One of the few church planting books that addresses the theological issues of planting.

4.   Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer. Paperback: 365 pages Publisher: Broadman & Holman Publishers (June 2003) ISBN: 0805427309. Excellent resource with lots of web references.

5.   Church Planting Movements: How God is Redeeming a Lost World by David Garrison. Paperback English ISBN: 0974756202. Every planter needs to read this book to see the awesome things God is doing in the world. Primarily a house church movement.

6.   Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens by Neil Cole. Hardcover: 272 pages Publisher: Jossey-Bass (September 8, 2005) ISBN: 078798129X. This is an American expression of the house church movement that is happening right now.

7.   Rediscovering Church: The Story and Vision of Willow Creek Community Church by Bill Hybels, Lynne Hybels. Hardcover: 213 pages Publisher: Zondervan (August 1, 1995) ISBN: 0310593204. Every planter needs to read the first half of the book for what not to do in church planting and the second half of the book for developing a mission that has withstood the test of time.

8.   Starting High Definition Churches by Ron Sylvia. Paperback: 258 pages Publisher: High Definition Resources (May 2004) ISBN: 0975450905. This book details how to plant a purpose driven church. Ron conducts Purpose Driven Planting conferences.

9.   Starting a New Church: The Church Planter’s Guide to Success by Ralph Moore. Paperback: 244 pages Publisher: Regal Books (September 2002) ISBN: 0830729666. Anyone that has planted as many churches as Ralph Moore has must be read.

10.  Church Planting Landmines by Tom Nebel and Gary Rohemyer. Paperback: 140 pages Publisher: ChurchSmart Resources, (2004) ISBN: 1889638501. It gives an excellent map as to where the church planting landmines are located.

For annotated list by our colleague, Ed Stetzer, please click here.

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