TY - BOOK AU - Towns,Elmer L AU - Porter,Douglas TI - Churches that multiply: a Bible study on church planting AV - BV652.P844.C487 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Kansas City, Missouri PB - Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City KW - Columbia International University KW - Alumni and alumnae KW - Bible KW - Acts KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - CIU Alumni Authors KW - Church development, New KW - Biblical teaching N1 - 1; Introduction: First-century patterns for twenty-first-century ministry --; The greatness of the Great Commission : Jesus' post-Resurrection ministry --; Witnessing, key to planting a new church : the Disciples' task --; Saturating a community with the Gospel : the Jerusalem church --; A layperson helping to plant a church : the church in Samaria --; Reaching out to a different kind of people : the church in Caesarea and Antioch --; Plodding through problems with purpose : the churches of Galatia --; Reaching your personal sphere of influence : the church at Philippi --; Building a people-loving ministry : the church at Thessalonica --; Building a Bible-based ministry : the Berean church --; Presenting the Gospel to the secular mind : the church at Athens --; Building a ministry team that ministers : the Corinthian church --; Building people who build other people : the Ephesian church; 2 ER -