Church Planting

Sandy beaches and warm temperatures make Miami a summertime paradise and international tourist destination.  But for eight college students, the lost people of Miami compelled them…
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I am deeply grateful for the privilege of serving the churches of the Florida Baptist Convention. I am thankful for the unity that exists among our fellowship of churches. I…
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In three separate “Right Beside You” periods of testimony during Florida Baptists’ 2019 annual meeting, Florida Baptist pastors shared stories of how the Florida Baptist Convention…
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Lakeland’s Fuel Church planted two churches simultaneously in the city where 300,000 people reside in its surrounding communities, most of whom lack faith in Jesus Christ as…
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Church planting and revitalization are critical matters for reaching Florida for Christ. The 2016 Florida Baptist Convention budget has an allotment of  two million dollars for…
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With 60 members, Miami’s Bay Community Church in Cutler Bay may be small in number but they have an outward focus that encompasses the world. The church has adopted a Romans…
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by Barbara Denman, Florida Baptist Convention November 7 When he first arrived as pastor of First Baptist Church in Bonifay, Shelly Chandler recalls seeing only a few…
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