VIDEO SERIES · GOSPEL CITY NETWORK

About this Video Series

One good way to make new disciples and incorporate them into the faith community is to plant new churches.

 

In eight short videos, three elders with diverse background and culture reflect on how they came together to plant a new church from the ground up in Kuala Lumpur.

Getting to know the church planters

Three elders came together to reflect on how their new church plant came about.

From Care Group to Church Plant

The small group study that sparked the conversation about planting in an office space.

Fears and Concerns About Planting this Church

Human weakness sips in but God’s grace is sufficient and his strength is made perfect in weakness.

The Motivation for Planting this Church

The numbers are compelling and the need to consider sending capacity.

The Model Adopted: A Planting Team Working Together

Diversity is a blessing when members of the body contribute their unique strength with one mind.

A Team of Co-Planters Working Through Diversity

It is not about selfish ambition but the different backgrounds provided perspectives and approaches otherwise not possible.

The Importance of Doctrinal Alignment – Part I

The importance of doctrinal alignment for worship and a consistent message for the congregation.

The Importance of Doctrinal Alignment – Part II

Know who the church is called to be and enable a flow from theology to practice.

Meet the Church Planters

Chris A.

Church Planter, Lecturer at Seminary

Chris has a PhD, teaches, and trains Christian leaders around Southeast Asia. He is married and has 5 children. He loves seeing Christian churches grasp and spread the gospel.

Massimo Gei

Church Planter, Executive Director of GCN

Massimo is from a mixed Malaysian and Italian background. He is passionate about ministering to young professionals and desire to help them find and live out their faith in Jesus in this culturally diverse, money driven, and spiritually complex city.

Shiew ManHon

Church Planter

ManHon is a retired executive with an international career spanning several countries and cultures. He sees the unity in the gospel as the most important denominator that brings people together in Christ.

Resources

It is easy to assume that if we understand the gospel and preach it faithfully, our ministry will necessarily be shaped by it—but this is not true. Many churches claim to be gospel-centered but do not have a ministry that is shaped by, centered on, and empowered through the gospel. The implications of the gospel have not yet worked their way into the fabric of how that church does ministry. In this book, Timothy Keller addresses several current discussions and conflicts about the nature of the gospel and shows how faithful preaching of the gospel leads to individual and corporate renewal.

This book will show you that wherever and whoever you are, you are sent. Discover how to play your part in God’s plan of redemption—whether by praying, giving, or going. And get excited about building a kingdom that is constantly expanding, scattering, and sending for the sake of the lost.

Michael Crane weaves together theology and praxis, creating a framework for understanding your city, a means of crafting a vision of what it could be, and a way forward towards transforming it. Sowing Seeds of Change proposes an approach to the city that is both holistic and Christ-centered, offering churches a balanced, compassionate, well-researched model for ministry in diverse urban contexts. Whether you’re a pastor, missionary, seminarian, or urban church member, you’ll be challenged, edified, and equipped by Sowing Seeds of Change.

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