Send Network is a vibrant and diverse family of churches engaging their cities with the gospel, making disciples of Jesus Christ, and planting multiplying churches everywhere for everyone.
We partner with sending churches to train and equip church planters by developing them in nine essential qualities for faithful and effective ministry.
Our first essential considers a church planter’s heart: does he walk with God?
A key verse in the Bible’s wisdom literature is Proverbs 4:23: “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
We live out of the overflow of our hearts.
And the Christian life is to be lived out of the overflow of a Christ-adoring heart.
So how does a church planter with a Christ-adoring heart live and lead his church to live for God’s glory?
- He seeks first the kingdom.
- He has a vibrant devotional life.
- He lives in Christian community.
- He pursues holiness and humility.
- He has good rhythms of hard work and rest.
- He demonstrates desperation for God through prayer privately and with others.
Churches flourish under happy, holy, and humble shepherds.
We need spiritually vibrant and healthy church planters who are seeking the kingdom, not their own platforms or their own glory.
We minister best out of health, not gifting or effort.
Let it be said of all Send Network church planters, that we walk with God and lead our churches to do likewise.
We join God in His kingdom activity across North America and among the nations so many others will know the joy of walking with Him, too.