Seize Your Copy A Biblical Church Planting Manual: From The Book Of Acts Devised By Marlin Mull Formatted As Copy

book was a required reading assignment for a church planting class that I am helping to teach, It comes out of the Weslayan denomination and written by their Director of Evangelism and Church Growth, It is poorly written and covers topics that have been discussed thousands of times in thousands of other books, It breaks no new ground, Even though it is mercifully short, I do not recommend this volume, There are far, far better writings on the subject, This is a concise book, and seemingly simple, but there are good truths to be found, As someone who hasn't read other books on church planting, it is a good introduction, I feel, I don't agree with some of

the extremes of Mull's opinions, but I appreciate the passion God has given him in this calling.
The four gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John present Jesus Christ, God Himself, breaking into human history, The story of Jesus and the early church should not end, Jesus Christ laid the foundation for the church through His life, death, and resurrection as recorded in the four gospels, The followers of Jesus Christ then continued His work by spreading the gospel through preaching and teaching and the planting of new churches.
To continue the work begun by Christ and His disciples, new church planting should be at the top of our list of priorities, as it was in theirs.
From the Prologue Author Biography: Dr, Marlin Mull received his Doctor of Divinity degree from Southern Wesleyan University, and has done postgraduate work at both Columbia and Asbury Seminaries.
He served as a pastor for twentythree years and as General Director of Evangelism and Church Growth for The International Center of The Wesleyan Church from.
Dr. Mull has been married to his wife, Barbara, foryears, They have two children and six grandchildren, .