World Conference

Date: August 11-22, 2008

Church Planting Training at OMS headquarters in Greenwood, IN.

I was previlidged to plan, organize, coordinate and participate in a church planting training event with worldwide impact, 15 countries of ministry represented.

The leaders were Bill and Bill who have planted many churches in many countries and have trained people from

all over the world. It was a pleasure to work with them and

and to learn from them.

It is exciting to think about the people that will be reached

and the churches that will be started from the 20 people

that participated in the training!

How do you define a church?

The early church in Acts, met in homes. Small groups are a great place for non-beleivers to come to know Jesus and to be a part of a group that can help them grow.

It takes little to no money to start a house church. It is important to invest in the training of people.

Jesus asked us to reach the world. What would a plan look like that would include reaching all the peoples of the world? Would the plan focus on "things", such as buildings, or investing in training people?

How do we reach illiterate people? In many places that ECC works, people are illiterate. We give them Bible pictures so that Bibles stories can be told. One of our most effective evangelists is a lady that is illiterate. This speaks to the power of God in our lives, not to the amount of education and knowledge that we possess.

Relationship with God equals effective ministry for each of us.