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Lessons from Brazil on Planting and Growing a Church

Posted on March 17, 2016January 29, 2021 by ptsblog

To church plant, or to grow? For some churches, this is a critical question for missional discernment. As God grows our community, should we respond by building more infrastructure in the congregation to support new members—additional worship services, more programs, etc.—or should we send a portion of our members off to start a new church, to…

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