Book Description
"This study was designed to determine the best church planting method for the community of Clarksville, Maryland, which was located in an exurb within community distance of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The church planting methods that were currently being used in North America were explored. Assessment and evaluation of the bedroom community of Clarksville was conducted to understand its unique qualities. Three church plants recently started in communities similar to Clarksville were selected for case studies. Interviews and surveys with the pastors and laity were utilized to discover the models, methods, and strategies used by each church plant. Information was gathered about the vision, planning, fund-raising, developing teams, launching a church, smalls groups, and outreach to the community as it had to do with planting a new church. Specific attention was given to the responses of each case study to the specific challenges of planting churches in exurbs." --abstract.
