Reviewing the SOFM: Week 1

This fall our SOFM hit the ground running.  We jumped right into an amazing week on the principles of church planting.  One of the goals of the SOFM is to prepare the students to plant viable, indigenous churches.  This week isn't so much a step-by-step "how to" as much as it is a look at principles that hold true in the majority of church planting movements.  One of the concepts we try to instill in our students is that we adopt principles and adapt methods for each situation.  Among the things we talk about are the 7 commands of Christ, which we discussed here a few months back. If you are interested in the idea of cross-cultural church planting, I highly recommend the book below, which is a biographical account of my friend's experiences in Mongolia. It is available in print or ebook format on Amazon.