Mission Alive

• Services
• Equipping Church Planters
• Helping Churches Plant Churches
• Characteristics of Partnering Churches
• East Cobb, Marietta, Georgia
• Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas
• Lakewood, Denver, Colorado
• Preston Road, Dallas, Texas
• Riverside, Coppell, Texas
• Singing Oaks, Denton, Texas
• South MacArthur, Irving, Texas
• Partnering with Mission Alive
• Providing Planter Care

Characteristics of Partnering Churches

Partnering churches are defined by qualities that lead them to unselfishly think beyond themselves as they participate in the mission of God.

Hearing God’s Call. Upon hearing God’s call, they step out by faith although doubting and struggling along the way (like Abram, Moses, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus Christ, Peter, Paul, etc.).

Perceiving God’s Presence. They understand that God is always coming to his people and incarnating himself through prophets and priests, through his One and Only Son, and finally through his Holy Spirit within the church. The church strives to be a community of God’s presence responding to his will.

Participating in God’s Kingdom. They know that the kingdom of God is greater than their local church. They follow the way of God, who gave of himself for the salvation of humanity. They desire that God’s will be done “on earth as it is in heaven.”

Understanding the Mission of the Church. They realize that the church exists not only to spiritually form followers of Christ within its community but also for the sake of the world.

Loving the Lost. They perceive the brokenness of the world without Jesus Christ. They perceive “with compassion” the multitudes who are “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matt. 9:36). They are “greatly distressed” as they see cities “full of idols” (Acts 17:16).

Discerning Crucifixion and Resurrection. They realize that the kingdom of God comes through great sacrifice and suffering. They understand, however, that the end result of sacrifice and suffering is resurrection life . . . both in this life and the one to come. They live by dying (John 12:23-25).

Perceiving the Need for Renewal. They strive to spiritually grow in the Lord, to be “transformed into his likeness” (2 Cor. 3:18). Church planting is one of the outgrowths of this transformation.  

With these theological factors at play, a close relationship exists between missional renewal and church planting. We are privileged to participate as servants of God in this missional transformation.