Church Planting in the Secular West

An expert study of church planting in the most secular part of
contemporary Europe






In this book Stefan Paas offers thoughtful analysis of reasons and
motives for missionary church planting in Europe, and he explores successful
and unsuccessful strategies in that post- Christian secularized context.






Drawing in part on his own involvement with planting two churches in
the Netherlands, Paas explores confessional motives, growth motives, and
innovation motives for church planting in Europe, tracing them back to
different traditions and reflecting on them from theological and empirical
perspectives. He presents examples from the European context and offers sound
advice for improving existing missional practices. Paas also draws out lessons
for North America in a chapter coauthored with Darrell Guder and John Franke.
Finally, Paas weaves together the various threads in the book with a
theological defense of church planting.






Presenting new research as it does, this critical missiological
perspective will add significantly to a fuller understanding of church planting
in our contemporary context.






Recommended € 33,90