The Episcopal Church has recognized that planting new churches is a high prioritythrough the Mission Enterprise Zones initiative, which provides grant funding for newworshiping communities, in partnership with dioceses. While there is significant literatureand training available for church planters in evangelical contexts, very little is availablefor planters in the Episcopal/mainline context. This book addresses how to rise up and train leaders for the difficult task of plantingnew churches in the twenty-first century. It answers the essential questions, such aswhy should we plant churches, what models of church planting are most successful, what kinds of leaders are necessary, and what problems can be expected. Throughthe author’s personal experience and interviews with diocesan experts and leadersin mainline denominations, it provides strategies, approaches, and problem-solvingtechniques. For prospective and current church planters in the Episcopal Church and other mainlinedenominations; denominational executives; leaders and lay team members involved inplanting, financing, or supervising newly planted churches; seminarians; and diocesesthat have mission initiatives to plant new churches. | God Gave the Growth by Susan Brown Snook, Paperback | Indigo Chapters