What’s the normal in your church? If you’re longing to see Gospel seeds grow and multiply in and through your congregation, the place to start is to test the culture.

The way of risk is the way of redemption and reward. If we say we want our church to have an increasing gospel impact, but we are unwilling to take risks, we will eventually discover it was riskier to take no risks at all.

It’s a little-known fact that some of the least reached places in eastern Pennsylvania are small towns. In 13 out of the 40 counties of eastern Pennsylvania, the number of people who do not claim religious affiliation is higher than 60% and most of them are counties filled with small towns. Stop and think about it ---- 60% with no faith commitment or connection to a local congregation. Church planting is a big answer to Jesus’ prayer for workers to be sent into the Father’s harvest field. It’s the most direct way to put harvest workers in specific communities and bring the gospel to people in your region.

When we think of gospel multiplication, there are essential ideas about which we must have clarity and which we must keep at the forefront of our minds. Concise and precise words keep these ideas from slipping into the background of our ministry thinking. Clear words help us partner with Jesus in His mission. These six statements can help bring clarity to gospel multiplication in your church or ministry.

God is a good and generous God. He is so good and so generous that it is not enough for Him to forgive our sin. It’s not enough for Him to give us the righteousness of Christ and to provide us with everlasting life in the new heaven and new earth. He actually makes it possible for us to share in His eternal and divine nature now and forever. We get to share in the life of God.