I mentioned a couple of weeks ago a meeting of churches that are planting churches in the Atlanta area. We are not going to call this a network we are going to call it an Alliance, thanks to Bob Cargo of Perimeter Church for the clarification. 19 church pastors or staff members attended. Baptist, Presbyterian, Holiness, Vineyard, Christian, Non-Denoms, and Interdenoms. Some churches have been at it for a long time, some have just begun. Some churches give a lot of money, some give training and prayer. Some churches give people, some pray for your people. No one does it the same. But in general these are churches that are being successful at sending church planters all around the world and all around Atlanta. It was actually a pretty cool gathering to see and hear just a bit of everyone’s story.

The idea is that we pray for one another, encourage one another, and listen to one another. We do not seek to change what anyone else is doing, but applaud one another that we are engaged in the most important work in the world. By meeting together our intent is that we also learn from one another. Lots of questions that church planters always ask. Perhaps someone in the group has an answer.

The news outlets made a big deal this week of reports that the SBC didn’t baptize as many people as in the past and that membership has shrunk like all the other mainline denoms. The good news is that worship attendance is UP! Anyway, the idea of an alliance is that we can get it done when we work together. That’s cool when it really gets to be about the Kingdom and not us! Join the alliance, start a church!