On thur. of this week we held a tremendous day of strategy and impartation hosted by myself and dad. Our guests were men of God who have planted works in the last year or are planning to in the next couple of months. We had NYC, Birmingham, Orlando, and New Orleans represented. This event was something that signals a shift in what I believe God has called us to to as a ministry. Planting churches is something we have been doing for years and doing quite effectively. Having seen over 15,000 churches planted since 2001 around the world it is something that God is using our local church to do in a dynamic way. Now I believe that we are moving into a season of planting locally and nationally. As God sends anointed young men to us for training and sending we are going to see the spirit of Bethany multiplied around our region and nation. What an exciting prospect to know that the years of faithful ministry and integrity will be exploding all around us in the form of new churches!
The early church was all about planting and building local churches that could be light houses and launching pads for more works of the same DNA. The apostles of the book of Acts understood the power of the local church and were extemely effecient in expanding the Kingdom in this God-given way. I know that Bethany is called to be an Antioch church in this hour and model the NT way of apostolic explosion.
Matt. 16:18-…upon this rock I will build My church, and all the powers of hell will not stand against it!