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Church Planting & Growth

  • Heidelminicast: Why Don’t Confessional Presbyterian and Reformed Churches Grow More Quickly?by Heidelcast on October 26, 2026
  • Thoughts On Church Planting In Little Rockby James Ritchey on August 5, 2026
  • From Revival To Rest: The Exciting Next Step For Madison Reformed Churchby Collin Welch on July 27, 2026
  • Church Planting Update: Christ Reformed Church Of Northern Kentuckyby Brandon Burks on May 27, 2026
  • Frankfurt Presbyterian Church: Making Disciples in Offenbach, Germanyby Jiwon Park on February 25, 2026
  • Christ Continues to Build His Church: Mission Milan Updateby Mike Brown on February 10, 2026
  • New Church Plant: Mexicali Reformed (URC)by Jared Pine on November 17, 2025
  • New Church Plant In Central Oregonby Joseph DeChristopher on September 29, 2025
  • Pray For The Church Planters In Ethiopiaby Jim Faucett on September 1, 2025
  • Bringing Your Denomination With You: Radiant OPC Church Plant in Peoria, Illinoisby Kevin Godsey on August 12, 2025
  • New Church Plant In Orange County: Central Presbyterianby Cliff Foster on July 16, 2025
  • Growing Reformed Churches: First Impressions Matterby Heidelblog on July 1, 2025
  • The Shepherd’s Church: A New Plant In Riverside, Californiaby Isaac Sandoval on June 30, 2025
  • Baptism Between the Minarets: The Gospel at Work In Turkeyby Mike Brown on June 4, 2025
  • Church Planting In Phoenix’s West Valley: Inheritance United Reformed Churchby Gavin Poe on May 27, 2025
  • The Reformation In Italy Continuesby Mike Brown on March 21, 2025
  • Video: Pastoring in DC, Planting Differentlyby Brad Isbell on March 14, 2025
  • Ascension Presbyterian Updateby Luke Gossett on January 21, 2025
  • The Need For Reformed Witness In Lebanonby Joseph Attieh on January 7, 2025
  • Video: Mission In Milanby Mike Brown on October 11, 2024
  • Celebrating 5 Years Of Ministry In South Africaby Antonio Coppola on September 9, 2024
  • Video: Planting A Church & Preparing The Soilby Heidelblog on August 30, 2024
  • Video: Planting A Churchby Heidelblog on August 23, 2024
  • Warren Cole Smith: In Church Growth Slow Is Fastby Heidelblog on August 17, 2024
  • Heidelcast Live! Pragmatism In Church Plantingby Heidelcast on August 6, 2024
  • Another URCNA Church Plant Meeting In Ft. Wayne, INby Heidelblog on July 30, 2024
  • When Church Planting Doesn’t Go According To Planby Antonio Coppola on June 28, 2024
  • Video: Planting A Churchby Heidelblog on June 7, 2024
  • Raising The Dead In Fredericksburg, VAby Bryce Souve on June 3, 2024
  • Ordinary Means Of Grace Church Plantingby James Ritchey on May 28, 2024
  • African Reformed Churches: Confessional Reformation In Africaby Alex Hewitson, Simon Jooste on May 13, 2024
  • How Was Christ Alive To Sin?by S. M. Baugh on May 3, 2024
  • URCNA Church Plant Meeting In Ft. Wayne, INby Heidelblog on May 2, 2024
  • A Different Planting Callby Aaron De Boer on March 27, 2024
  • Upcoming Conference: Eugene Reformed Bible Study Conferenceby Heidelblog on February 24, 2024
  • Church Planting In Kentucky: Christ Reformed Church (URC)by Brandon Burks on February 6, 2024
  • An Update From The Field: Birmingham URCNA Church Plantby Luke Gossett on December 20, 2023
  • The Reformed Covenant Theology South Africa Needsby Heidelblog on December 15, 2023
  • The Church Growth Ethos, Presbyterians, & Narcissismby Heidelblog on December 5, 2023
  • Diary of a Traveling Pastor: South Africaby Dan Borvan on October 21, 2023Series: Diary of a Traveling Pastor
  • Ministry Update From South Africaby Antonio Coppola on October 13, 2023
  • Trueman: The Seeker-Sensitive Clown Showby Heidelblog on September 21, 2023
  • How To Pastor In A Small Townby Heidelblog on September 19, 2023
  • Diary of a Traveling Pastor: EU Reformationby Dan Borvan on September 2, 2023Series: Diary of a Traveling Pastor
  • Watch This: Joel Kim With Chris Gordon On How To Prepare The Next Generation For Ministryby Heidelblog on July 26, 2023
  • Watch This: Joel Kim With Chris Gordon On AGR Regarding The Shortage Of Pastors And Moreby Heidelblog on July 25, 2023
  • Diary of a Traveling Pastor: London Callingby Dan Borvan on July 1, 2023Series: Diary of a Traveling Pastor
  • You Can Help A Confessional Reformed Congregation In Cincinnati!by Zac Wyse on May 23, 2023
  • Eugene Reformed: A New Confessional Reformed Congregation Forming In Oregonby Heidelblog on May 9, 2023
  • On Comity And Missionby R. Scott Clark on May 5, 2023
  • Latest Ministry News From South Africaby Antonio Coppola on May 2, 2023
  • Give Me the Hills and Hollers, Or I Die!by Sean Morris on March 20, 2023
  • If You Decide To Plant A Church, Remember…by Heidelblog on February 25, 2023
  • Turning Church Visitors Into Church Membersby Heidelblog on February 16, 2023
  • Idea: Let’s Try Every Way But Christ’s Wayby R. Scott Clark on February 3, 2023
  • Does Jesus Love Sinners In The Mountains, On The Plains, and In the Hollers?by Heidelblog on January 27, 2023
  • “Do You Know Of A Good P&R Church Nearby?”by Brad Isbell on January 24, 2023
  • A New Church Plant In Birminghamby Luke Gossett on January 20, 2023
  • Reformation2Germany: The Thirty-Year Planby Sebastian Heck on October 26, 2022
  • Speaking In Foreign Languages In The Church? The Adoption Of Business Language In The Church In Light Of 1 Corinthians 14:27by R. Scott Clark on October 19, 2022
  • An Update On Ventura Reformed Churchby Adam Kaloostian on October 4, 2022
  • Two Years Is Not Enoughby R. Scott Clark on July 6, 2022
  • The Five Points Of A Calvinist (On Having A Care For Visitors)by R. Scott Clark on June 27, 2022
  • Heidelcast For June 19, 2022: What Happens When Christians Try To Be “Relevant” And Why The Focus On The Confessions?by Heidelcast on June 18, 2022
  • The Beginning Of The End Of The Megachurch Era?by Heidelblog on May 25, 2022
  • A New URCNA Congregation Forming In Norfolk, VAby David Setyon on May 4, 2022
  • Madison Reformed: Bringing Reformed Theology, Piety, And Practice To Southern Indianaby Collin Welch on April 26, 2022
  • News From Indy Reformedby Austin Reifel on March 22, 2022
  • What Is The Service Of Reconciliation?by R. Scott Clark on February 12, 2022
  • Who Stopped Attending To The Due Use Of The Means Of Grace During Covid And Whyby Heidelblog on January 22, 2022
  • Conversion, Church Planting, And The Due Use Of Ordinary Meansby R. Scott Clark on January 3, 2022
  • An Overlooked Aspect Of The Story: PCA Influence On Acts 29 And Mars Hillby R. Scott Clark on December 31, 2021
  • The Next Church-Growth Fad: Big Databy R. Scott Clark on December 27, 2021
  • Good News For The Reformed Churches: Small Is In Againby R. Scott Clark on December 20, 2021
  • There Is A Confessional Reformed Church In Lithuania And Polandby R. Scott Clark on November 3, 2021
  • Office Hours: Planting A Confessional Reformed Congregation In Ventura To Reach The Lostby R. Scott Clark on October 4, 2021Series: Office Hours
  • Seeker, Franchise, Or Reforming: Moving Beyond Some Current Models In Reformed Church Planting To Recover The Whole Missionby R. Scott Clark on September 18, 2021
  • Reaching Romania With The Reformationby Heidelblog on September 7, 2021
  • A New Reformed Congregation In Ventura, CAby Adam Kaloostian on September 3, 2021
  • Gospel Preachers Are Theologians Of The Crossby R. Scott Clark on August 31, 2021
  • Indy Reformed Has A Buildingby R. Scott Clark on August 23, 2021
  • A Small Thing That Is Really A Big Thingby R. Scott Clark on August 20, 2021
  • Ministry Is Not Masteryby R. Scott Clark on August 16, 2021
  • Discovering The Reformed Confession Across The Globeby R. Scott Clark on June 16, 2021
  • Audacious Sheep Stealing And Comityby R. Scott Clark on June 8, 2021
  • Interested In A URCNA Church Plant In The Eastern USA?by R. Scott Clark on January 27, 2021
  • Thinking Of Planting A Confessional Reformed Church On The Plains?by R. Scott Clark on January 26, 2021
  • Indy Reformed Holding Services January 17 and 24, 2021 (Updated)by Austin Reifel on January 8, 2021
  • Some Reasons Why Visitors Do Not Stay And What To Do About Itby R. Scott Clark on January 7, 2021
  • Americans Are Going Home. Maybe It Is Time To Think About About Planting Churches There Too?by R. Scott Clark on January 5, 2021
  • Two Big Events In The Life Of A New Confessional Reformed Congregationby R. Scott Clark on November 10, 2020
  • Why Communism Is Not The Answerby R. Scott Clark on June 5, 2020
  • The Church Needs Prophets, Priests, And Kings (But Not Personality Types And Tests)by R. Scott Clark on May 6, 2020
  • Symptoms Of Sickness In The Megachurch System?by R. Scott Clark on February 8, 2020
  • New Reformed Church In Vancouver, WA: Peace URCby R. Scott Clark on February 7, 2020
  • Heidelcast 139: Of Megachurches, Busses, And Woodchippersby Heidelcast on January 30, 2020
  • Where Are They Now? Fikret Bocek And The Reformed Mission To Smyrnaby R. Scott Clark on November 4, 2019Series: Office Hours
  • Big Eva And Big Churchby R. Scott Clark on October 23, 2019
  • John Owen Vs The Church Growth Movementby R. Scott Clark on July 17, 2019
  • Gig Harbor United Reformed Church To Begin Weekly Worship Servicesby R. Scott Clark on February 26, 2019
  • The Church Of Misfit Toysby R. Scott Clark on December 12, 2018
  • Why Don’t Confessional Reformed Churches Grow More Quickly?by R. Scott Clark on October 19, 2018
  • Gig Harbor URCNA Church Planting Kickoff Meeting September 14, 2018by R. Scott Clark on August 28, 2018
  • Church Growth, The Theology Of The Cross, And The Theology Of Gloryby R. Scott Clark on August 16, 2018
  • Resources On Church Growth And Ordinary Means Ministryby Heidelblog on August 16, 2018
  • Fulfilling The Great Commission In Cape Townby R. Scott Clark on March 16, 2018
  • Office Hours: Bringing A Living Hope to Waterdown, Ontarioby R. Scott Clark on February 19, 2018Series: Office Hours
  • Death For Successby R. Scott Clark on August 15, 2017
  • Good News In And From Missoulaby R. Scott Clark on August 14, 2017
  • Why Should We Plant Reformed Churches?by Heidelblog on August 10, 2017
  • The Earliest Christians Had A Rural Mission Tooby R. Scott Clark on July 22, 2017
  • With The Presbycast On The Lost Sheepby R. Scott Clark on February 1, 2017
  • Meet Phil Baiden: A Confessional Presbyterian Pastor In The UKby R. Scott Clark on October 6, 2015
  • Confessional Presbyterian Church Plants In The UKby R. Scott Clark on August 13, 2015
  • Is Efficiency A Virtue In The Church?by R. Scott Clark on January 5, 2015
  • Good News From Charleston, SCby R. Scott Clark on November 25, 2014
  • Growing Reformed Churches: Doing The Simple Thingsby R. Scott Clark on November 5, 2014
  • The One And The Many United In Christby R. Scott Clark on October 27, 2014
  • The Multi-Ethnic Implications Of The Gospelby R. Scott Clark on August 9, 2014
  • The Next Church-Growth Trend?by R. Scott Clark on July 30, 2014
  • Office Hours: Reaching A Spanish-Speaking Populationby R. Scott Clark on July 28, 2014Series: Office Hours, Spanish
  • The Next Big Church Thingby Dan Borvan on July 10, 2014
  • Your God Is Too Small (To Reach Millennials)by R. Scott Clark on July 10, 2014
  • A Reformed Church Plant Initiative In Richmond, VAby R. Scott Clark on July 8, 2014
  • Office Hours: Ministry And Missionby R. Scott Clark on July 7, 2014Series: Office Hours
  • Not Your Opa’s GRby R. Scott Clark on April 14, 2014
  • Messages To Millennials (2): Churchby R. Scott Clark on March 18, 2014
  • Help Plant A Confessional Reformed Congregation In South Richmondby R. Scott Clark on January 15, 2014
  • A Message From A Millennial To The Boomersby R. Scott Clark on January 13, 2014
  • Must We “Translate” the Gospel?by R. Scott Clark on November 22, 2013
  • How Large Should A Congregation Be?by R. Scott Clark on October 3, 2013Series: I Get Questions
  • Heidelcast 39: Confessional Church Planting In Cincinnatiby Heidelcast on September 15, 2013
  • Confessing And Practicing The Reformed Faith In The Philippines (links updated)by R. Scott Clark on September 10, 2013
  • Growing A New Reformed Congregation In Missoulaby R. Scott Clark on August 27, 2013
  • Can’t Plant A Psalm-Singing Congregation In An Urban Metro?by R. Scott Clark on August 19, 2013
  • Abandoned Churches: From Mission To Museumby R. Scott Clark on July 24, 2013
  • A New Confessional Congregation In Detroitby R. Scott Clark on July 12, 2013
  • Progress In Cincinnatiby R. Scott Clark on July 11, 2013
  • Reformed Church Planting Before And After Christendomby Heidelblog on July 8, 2013
  • So You Want To Plant A Church?by R. Scott Clark on July 8, 2013
  • Strategic, Authentic, and Confessionalby R. Scott Clark on July 3, 2013
  • Heidelcast 30: Taking the Reformation Back To Germanyby Heidelcast on June 30, 2013
  • On Saving the City (UPDATED Again)by R. Scott Clark on May 11, 2013
  • American Evangelicalism: From David Joris to David Koreshby R. Scott Clark on April 20, 2013
  • Dever on the Problem with Buildings, Bodies, and Budgetsby R. Scott Clark on February 13, 2013
  • Want to Help Plant a Reformed Congregation in Cincinnati?by R. Scott Clark on January 14, 2013
  • HB Classic: Holograms, Gnosticism, Celebrity, and Missionby R. Scott Clark on January 6, 2013
  • How To Fence the Lord’s Table (2)by R. Scott Clark on December 21, 2012Series: I Get Questions
  • A Reformed Work in Tepeyac, Costa Ricaby R. Scott Clark on September 16, 2012
  • Glimpses Into Modern Missions in Jerusalemby R. Scott Clark on March 7, 2011
  • URCNA Church Planting Conference Mar 28-30 2011 (UPDATED)by R. Scott Clark on December 9, 2010
  • Missoula Reformed Bible Study Begins Dec 17by R. Scott Clark on December 8, 2010
  • Ventura URC Bible Study (UPDATED)by R. Scott Clark on November 18, 2010
  • URCNA Church Plant in Missoulaby R. Scott Clark on November 3, 2010
  • A Modest Proposal Renewedby R. Scott Clark on July 11, 2010
  • Transcript: Keller on Gospel "Eco-Systems"by R. Scott Clark on June 10, 2010
  • A Confessional Alternative to the PCA's Strategic Plan From the NW Georgia Presbytery (Updated)by David Hall on May 27, 2010
  • "Sectarians" v "Relevants" in the PCA and the Strategic Planby R. Scott Clark on May 14, 2010
  • Is the Strategic Plan Presbyterian?by R. Scott Clark on May 11, 2010
  • Using the Common to Advance the Sacred or Using the Sacred to Advance the Common?by R. Scott Clark on May 1, 2010
  • Thoughts on the PCA’s Proposed Strategic Planby R. Scott Clark on April 28, 2010
  • More on the Gig Harbor, Washington URC Bible Studyby R. Scott Clark on January 25, 2010
  • Reformed Congregation Planted in Sidney, Nebby R. Scott Clark on January 2, 2010
  • What If "Church Growth" Methods Were Built on a False Premise?by R. Scott Clark on October 23, 2009
  • Peace (with Evangelicalism) in Our Timeby R. Scott Clark on October 7, 2009
  • It's Not Your Church!by R. Scott Clark on September 4, 2009
  • On Prejudice Against Rural Ministryby R. Scott Clark on July 21, 2009
  • More Church (re) Planting in the Midwestby R. Scott Clark on July 20, 2009
  • The Mission: Church (re) Planting in Grand Forks, NDby R. Scott Clark on July 18, 2009
  • Missional Monday: Kauai Reformation Church and Christ Reformed DCby R. Scott Clark on July 13, 2009
  • On Comity And Missionby R. Scott Clark on June 18, 2009
  • WSC Grad Ministers in Turkeyby R. Scott Clark on May 11, 2009
  • Audio: Twin Lakes '09by R. Scott Clark on April 18, 2009
  • What About North Dakota?by R. Scott Clark on April 16, 2009
  • Blogging Twin Lakesby R. Scott Clark on April 10, 2009
  • Ordination in the Snow (Not Quite)by R. Scott Clark on February 21, 2009
  • URC Church Plant in Portland Metroby R. Scott Clark on January 10, 2009
  • Ecclesial Apartheid?by R. Scott Clark on December 12, 2008
  • The Loneliness of the Old School Pastorby R. Scott Clark on October 23, 2008
  • URCNA Missions, Missionaries, and Church Plantsby R. Scott Clark on October 23, 2008
  • News on Heidelberg Church Plantby R. Scott Clark on July 7, 2008
  • Why Old School Churches Sometimes Failby R. Scott Clark on July 4, 2008
  • Church Growth is Deadby R. Scott Clark on June 3, 2008
  • Las Vegas URC worship services beginning June 1by R. Scott Clark on May 22, 2008
  • Video on Indigenous African-American PCAsby R. Scott Clark on May 7, 2008
  • Missional Monday: Easter, the High Holy Day in the Church-Growth Calendarby R. Scott Clark on March 24, 2008
  • Towards Planting a URC Near Youby R. Scott Clark on February 26, 2008
  • URC Bible Study in Las Vegasby R. Scott Clark on February 23, 2008
  • Shhh…It's a Secret: URC Missions Informationby R. Scott Clark on January 30, 2008
  • A Glut of Ministerial Candidates?by R. Scott Clark on January 23, 2008
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