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Church Planting: The Most Effective Discipleship Strategy Ever

 |  Tony Merida • Steve Timmis
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Stream or download the audio recording from this breakout session titled Church Planting: The Most Effective Discipleship Strategy Ever with Tony Merida and Steve Timmis that was delivered at The Gospel Coalition’s 2019 National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. This session explored the relationship between church planting and disciple-making. We explored the theology and practice of churches planting churches as well as the need for theological clarity, cultural engagement, and missional innovation in church planting.

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Tony Merida (MDiv; ThM; PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina; vice president for planter development for the Send Network; and a Board member of The Gospel Coalition. He’s the author of several books, including The Christ-Centered Expositor, Ordinary, and Orphanology. He and his wife, Kimberly, have five adopted children.

​Steve Timmis lives in Sheffield, England. He is married to Janet and they have four children and 10 grandchildren. He has co-authored a number of books, including Total Church. You can follow him on Twitter.