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Welcome to PresbyGrow! Thanks for stopping by our site.

Presbygrow is a ministry of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and our Church Growth Network. Our goal is to make the best resources available — across denominational lines — for New Church Development, Church Transformation and Church Growth in general.

If you have something — a resource, website, or idea that you would like to see here, email me. We will make sure it gets posted. This site is for you so help us make it the best it can be.

The Office of Church Growth would like to make our staff, field staff and NCD coaches available to come and work with your Presbytery or church. Click here if you would like to send a request for a visit from a member of the Church Growth Staff or a NCD Coach. Or if you prefer to talk to a live person, give us a call at 888-728-7228 ext 5247.

Have a great day and happy exploring!

Philip Lotspeich, Coordinator for the Office of Church Growth

Sharing Christmas

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Download this video of a story of Riverside Presbyterian Church in Sterling, Va.  Historically the church had put on a Christmas pageant attracting thousands of people during the Advent season.  Feeling a new to do something more tangible that merely a participant/spectator type of celebration, they decided to share Christmas with their community.  They partnered with a local elementary school to provide gifts to underprivileged children, they hosted Christmas meals for day-laborers in the community and members hosted Christmas Eve services in their own living rooms, inviting members, friends and neighbors.  Riverside is one community of faith that worships in both English (pastor Brian Clark) and Spanish (pastor Edwin Andradre).

 

http://www.pcusa.org/media/uploads/videos/sharing-christmas.mov

2012 Evangelism & Church Growth Conference

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Evangelism and Church Growth’s 2012 conference

JULY 29 – AUGUST 2, 2012
ST. PETE BEACH, FLORIDA

Influence culture. Live out your mission. Develop disciples. Grow spiritually.

Join Evangelism and Church Growth for ECG 2012, an all area ministry conference, to discover how to become the church God intended us to be.

Learning tracks will be available for Evangelism, New Church Development, Transformation, Collegiate Ministries and Youth Workers.

LOCATION

Tradewinds Resort
5500 Gulf Blvd.
St. Pete Beach, Florida

RATES

Early Bird Registration $250

Housing: Private Room $115, Double $56, Triple $39

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Len Sweet
Highly influential in social media, best-selling author.

Linnea Nilsen Capshaw
Empowering leaders discern and live out mission.

Jo Saxton
Helping churches live into a discipling and missional way of being.

Mark Yaconelli
Exploring ground breaking spiritual direction and practice in Youth Ministry.

 

**Online registration will be open in early 2012.**

Go here to visit the official  ECG 2012 website.

 

Ten Dynamic Ministries

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A coffee house that’s a church?

A worshiping community that draws young artists?

A ministry that focuses on Houston’s growing Vietnamese population?

These are some of Dynamic New Churches in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).  Click on the link below to learn these and other  PC(U.S.A.) new church developments are serving their contexts in unique and inspired ways.

Go here to learn more.

Register Now: Discerning a Racial Ethnic Ministry in Your Community

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October 18-21, 2011

Registration Fee: $150 (includes meals, local transportation, and a small group coach)

Location: Sterling, VA

Sponsored by: The Training Center for Innovative Church Leadership

Countless church and presbytery teams are trying to discern ways to reach out to changing communities. Many are unsure about how to break through cultural and language barriers, yet have a strong desire to reach out and share the compassion and hope of the gospel. This conference will help participants walk through a discernment process. Racial ethnic ministry leaders will offer insights around the unique nature of this kind of ministry. They will share examples of ministry that is making a difference, and will share tools that will help participants consider possibilities in their own context. Participants will intersect with community outreach ministries in northern Virginia, and will learn how to walk their own neighborhoods to discern how God is calling them to reach out to their neighbors. This conference is for leaders considering racial ethnic outreach through existing congregations and for those considering planting new church communities.

Led by:

Rev. Edwin Andrade, Co-Pastor Riverside Presbyterian Church, Organizing Pastor Nueva Rivera Edwin

Rev. Dr. Hector Rodriguez, Associate for Hispanic/Latino-a Congregational Support

Patrick Nam, Youth Pastor, Pilgrim Church, Paramus, New Jersey

 

Click here for more information and to register!

Training Center for Innovative Church Leadership

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Mission: To train an equip churches, teams and church planters to multiply spiritually dynamic communities of faith.

Purpose:

  • Provide training and conversations to strengthen vision for new church development and community outreach/discipleship.
  • Provide intentionally smaller conferences to allow for individual/team discernment and collaboration
  • Provide follow-up support and coaching after the event to encourage individuals and teams to continue moving forward with their vision.
  • Provide intentional intersection with the culture of ta “church planting church” which hosts these training events.

“The Training Center is committed to train and equip churches, teams, and church planters to multiply spiritually dynamic communities of faith.  We believe that by providing training and conversations to strengthen vision for new church development, discipleship, and community outreach, we can foster eyes to see what God is calling churches to risk for the sake of the gospel.  We believe that by keeping training events small and providing follow up coaching, we can encourage individuals, churches, and teams to move from talking to action.

www.riversidechurch.com

The Training  Center is a partnership between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Church Growth & Riverside Presbyterian Church, Sterling, VA

Training Center for Innovative Church Leadership

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Training Center for Innovative Church Leadership

A Partnership between the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office of Church Growth and Riverside Presbyterian Church, Sterling, VA

 

Mission

  • To train and equip churches, teams, and church planters to multiply spiritually dynamic communities of faith.

Purpose

  • Provide training and conversations to strengthen vision for new church development and community outreach/discipleship.
  • Provide intentionally smaller conferences to allow for individual/team discernment and collaboration.
  • Provide follow-up support and coaching after the event to encourage individuals and teams to continue moving forward with their vision.
  • Provide intentional intersection with the culture of a “church planting church” which hosts these training events.

For a list of upcoming events, go here.

To download a brochure, go here.

I Am Second

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(from the website)

Inspiring the Revolution of Second.

I am Second is a movement meant to inspire people of all kinds to live for God and for others. Actors. Athletes. Musicians. Business leaders. Drug addicts. Your next-door neighbor. People like you. The authentic stories on iamsecond.com provide insight into dealing with typical struggles of everyday living. These are stories that give hope to the lonely and the hurting, help from destructive lifestyles, and inspiration to the unfulfilled. You’ll discover people who’ve tried to go it alone and have failed. Find the hope, peace, and fulfillment they found. Be Second.

www.iamsecond.com