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URCNA MISSIONS
Tales from the City: Stories of Urban Christian Ministry
Smith, Frank J. Tallahassee, FL: Presbyterian Scholars Press, 2000 Rev. Frank J. Smith, pastor of Atlanta Reformed Presbyterian Church, reflects on years of ministry in an urban context. With theological clarity and pastoral warmth, he portrays the struggles and consolations of those who labor under Christ’s lordship, trusting the Word to bear fruit even where the ground seems hard.
How to Plant a Reformed Church: The Church Planting Manual of the URCNA
Synodical Committee on Home Missions of the United Reformed Churches in North America 2024 This is our synodically approved manual for planting domestic churches in North America. The newest edition promotes a more proactive approach to church planting, as opposed to a more reactive one. It further clarifies the four phases of church planting, and has other general improvements throughout. This book is essential for anyone wanting to carry out the Great Commission in our cont
The Planting and Development of Missionary Churches
Nevius, John Philadelphia: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1958 Presbyterian missionary in China for thirty years, Nevius primarily addressed the question of employing national converts as full-time workers on the foreign mission field. He criticized this practice, which had become quite popular by the end of the 19th century, and proposed the “three-self” model as an alternative. Though this work arises out of a foreign mission context, church leaders should at least be familiar wi
Planting, Watering, Growing: Planting Confessionally Reformed Churches in the 21st Century
Hyde, Daniel R., and Shane Lems, eds. Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2011. This collection of essays provides theological wisdom, personal experiences, and practical suggestions for the work of planting confessional churches that uphold the Word of God.
Planting an Orthodox Presbyterian Church
The Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church Willow Grove, PA: The Committee on Home Missions and Church Extension, n.d. With the mature and extensive experience of Orthodox Reformed Church planters, this is a valuable companion to the Church Planting Manual of the URCNA
An Introduction to the Science of Missions
Bavinck, J. H. Philadelphia: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1960. This comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of missions is widely recognized as very reliable and helpful owing to Bavinck’s confidence in the sufficiency of scripture and to his twenty years of experience as pastor and missionary in Southeast Asia. Part one addresses the theory of missions (the author’s biblical theology of missions is worth the price of the book). Part two focuses on the “convictiona
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