Another aspect of finding these key persons who will be God’s church planters is to “sow the seeds” in expectation of tomorrow’s harvest. With that in mind the MCEA has established a new scholarship at Crossroads College to encourage persons with a heart for new church evangelism. It will be exciting to see the scholarship [...]

If you detect a note of urgency in the writings of this newsletter that is because we, the Board of Directors of the MCEA, share an absolute sense of urgency in planting new churches. We are seeing the results of a cultural shift that is for various reasons making it all the more difficult for [...]

As we explained with some excitement at this year’s Minnesota Christian Convention we have put forth a significant amount of time and effort to locate the best opportunities for successful church plants in Minnesota.  Hermantown, a community at the edge of Duluth, calls to us as a location where the fields are indeed ripe for [...]

Does God concern Himself with state boundaries? Probably not, after all it is one Kingdom and that Kingdom is HIS! While we know that our specific niche of primary focus is the state of Minnesota the Lord put on our hearts an urgent need with the upcoming church plant in Bismarck, ND. Derek and Amanda [...]

The single most challenging aspect of the church planting ministry, right up there with the raising of the needed funds to make a new plant work, is locating qualified, called, and committed persons to accept the ministry of new church creation. Finding that right person, one whom the Lord has called and equipped for this [...]