But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Overview
Church planting is a key sub-strategy of our Treasuring Christ Together strategy—a funding that Bethlehem has set up outside of the annual church budget. Out of every dollar given to TCT ...
- 10% goes to new church planting
- 10% to the Global Diaconate
- 80% to campus multiplication
We aim not merely to plant churches, but to plant healthy, independent, God-centered churches that are a seedbed for spreading our vision. A vision to plant churches that…
- are led by elders
- share our mission
- gladly embrace our Elder Affirmation of Faith
- carry out these defining elements by pursuing an experience of church life marked by at least ten dimensions.
Our church plants have no organizational tie to Bethlehem but they do meet quarterly as a network of churches (the Treasuring Christ Together Church Planting Network) for mutual encouragement, accountability, and for strategizing future church planting efforts. They are voluntarily affiliated with groups such as Converge Worldwide (Baptist General Conference), the Southern Baptist Convention, and the Acts 29 Network.