Planting Churches in North America Survey
According to a paper written by Pastor John Roller in the 1980s, Advent Christians planted 100 churches from 1956-1986. Of those churches planted during the middle and latter half of the twentieth century, 50% lived past the 6th year of existence. In the 2018-2020 Advent Christian Strategic Plan, Executive Director Steve Lawson set a goal of planting twice the amount of churches as we have church closures. Although Advent Christians have set seemingly achievable goals and have a history of successfully planting churches, there are very few church plants over the last two decades. For these reasons I decided to pursue a Doctor of Ministry in Church Planting through Liberty University.
My focus is the problem of church planting within the Advent Christian Denomination, or lack thereof. Further, I’m focusing my attention on addressing an achievable strategy to see a church planting movement among Advent Christians. There is a lack of literature and research on this topic as it pertains to Advent Christians. You can assist me by taking the following survey that should take you less than 3 minutes. The information you provide might appear in my DMin portfolio and projects.
Thanks!
Erik Reynolds
