This week we take another step towards the goal of evangelizing Chile! My dear friend Jason Kenney is starting Iglesia Bautista Esperanza (Hope Baptist Church) in Santiago, Chile. We are so excited to see how God has blessed this wonderful family as they have learned the language, adapted to the culture, and are now planting [...]
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Chile is wide open to church planters – part 2
If you are thinking about being a church planter in Chile or if you are praying regularly for our ministry, you might want to know more about this incredible country. Population: 16,601,707 (July 2009 est.) Background: Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while the [...]
Chile is wide open to church planters – part 1
There are many countries around the world that have political or religious barriers that inhibit the free spread of the gospel. In many of these “closed” countries, a missionary might see a handful of people saved each year. While we definitely need pioneer missionaries in these difficult areas, there are some huge benefits to working [...]
3 instead of 1
While developing our plan to start another church in Santiago this fall, we have considered dozens of different launch strategies. It’s a monumental task to plant a cross-culture church in a metropolitan city, and even more so if you are still working full-time in the first church! These are the questions and prospects that we [...]
