Winning the World

Session 6: Mobilizing American Cities for Church Planting Movements 125

3. A new church provides a place of prayer to meet God with others (Acts 1.14; 4.31; 12.5).

4. A new church provides another public preaching place (Acts 9.20; 10.42; 14.7; 16.10; 20.20).

5. A new church is the most effective evangelistic tool (Acts 2.38-39; 14.21).

6. A new church teaches the Bible (Acts 4.2; 5.19-21; 5.42; 8.4; 11.25-26; 18.11; 20.20; 28.31).

7. A new church offers another place for Christian service (Acts 6.3; 9.36; 11.25-26; 11.29-30; 17.15).

8. A new church trains lay leaders to become preachers (Acts 6.10; 14.23).

9. A new church crosses cultural barriers (Acts 8.35; 10.1-48; 16.9; 22.21).

10. A new church mentors new believers (Acts 9.26-28; 20.20; 20.31, 36; 20.34-36; 20.27).

11. A new church supports worldwide missionary activity (Acts 13.2-3; 16.9-10).

12. A new church starts other churches (Acts 13.2-3; 16.9-10).