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Core Strategy Director Multiplying Churches

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February 2023 Multiplication Moment

by Multiplying Churches | 3 March 2023 | Multiplying Churches | 0 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day! When the stores in my city are packed with flowers, chocolates, candies, and cards, like they are right now, I know that Valentine’s Day is around the corner. People around the world celebrate St. Valentine’s Day by showing appreciation and...

Multiplying Churches: Living the Dream! Vision Becoming Reality

by Judith Lynn Maxwell | 8 December 2022 | Highlights, Multiplying Churches | 0 Comments

Our IBC vision describes a dream…it’s God’s dream that we have joined. “We dream of helping churches to keep their focus on making and multiplying disciples. We see churches being equipped to teach and train their members to be lifelong, loving, and loyal followers of...

October 2022 Multiplication Moment

by Multiplying Churches | 4 October 2022 | Multiplying Churches | 0 Comments

Ten Tuesdays till Christmas! It’s only October and I’m already bringing up Christmas. Too soon? There’s been Christmas merchandise in the stores since as early as August. A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted on Facebook “Only 19 Fridays until Christmas!” She...

September 2022 Multiplication Moment

by Multiplying Churches | 6 September 2022 | Multiplying Churches | 0 Comments

Hearing from the Lord “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” (John 10:27) From this verse I get my most fundamental definition of disciple making. Disciple making is helping others learn to hear the voice of the Lord and follow him. Hearing...

August 2022 Multiplication Moment

by Multiplying Churches | 2 August 2022 | Multiplying Churches | 0 Comments

This month’s Multiply Moment is a little different. Instead of a new topic to learn and an invitation to our next CMN online gathering, we’re inviting you to pause and pray for us and with us. Would you please pause and pray for our IBC Church Multiplication...

Multiply Conferences Span Two Continents

by Judith Lynn Maxwell | 7 June 2022 | Highlights, Multiplying Churches | 0 Comments

In March we pulled off a new IBC first -- two Multiply Conferences on two continents in the same month! Approximately 70 leaders from countries in South America, Central America, and across Europe gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Dubrovnik, Croatia, to join...

Intentional Multiplication: Principles Driving Our IBC Church Multiplication Strategy

by Judith Lynn Maxwell | 9 December 2020 | Highlights, Multiplying Churches | 0 Comments

“Nobody finishes well by accident.” – John C. Maxwell “Intention is to say, ‘I have a dream, and now I’m going to do something about it.’” – Jeremie Kubicek “Multiplication is the intentional transfer of knowledge, skills, and expertise into the lives of the people...

God Builds His Church

by Judith Lynn Maxwell | 19 August 2020 | Churches, Highlights, Multiplying Churches, News | 0 Comments

Lessons Learned about Church Planting in the Midst of the Corona Crisis 26 April 2020. That was the day we hoped to see our plans and prayers come to fruition. On that Sunday, River of Life Church was to hold its very first Sunday gathering. Months of planning were...

Church Multiplication Networks Launched

by Judith Lynn Maxwell | 8 May 2020 | Highlights, Multiplying Churches | 0 Comments

The International Baptist Convention launched our brand new Church Multiplication Networks in April. Initially, we have one in Europe and one in Latin America…but of course we expect to multiply!What are CMNs? CMNs exist to encourage, resource, facilitate, support,...

IBC Conducts Successful CPAC in Naples

by Judith Lynn Maxwell | 16 December 2019 | Highlights, Multiplying Churches, News | 0 Comments

The International Baptist Convention conducted a successful church planter assessment center on 24-25 October at Il Faro International Baptist Church, Naples, Italy.Twenty people gathered to provide assessment on three church planter candidate couples. IBC churches...