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How Your Church Can Begin Making a Strategy for Racial Justice
“Most churches and Christian organizations have all kinds of strategies: a strategy for evangelism, a strategy for crisis planning, a strategy for staffing, or a strategy for how to manage your building. But how many have a solid strategy to ensure that they are fighting against racial injustice?” –Brandon Watts,
In for the Long Haul: Churches that Multiply
This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul," describing Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. More than 150 years ago, after decades of church planting and missions work, leaders from missions societies on two continents understood clearly that they
In for the Long Haul: Planning a Financial Future
This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul," explaining Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. Planning for a flourishing futureWhat could be more challenging than turning nothing into something? Like any entrepreneurial endeavor, church planting requires leaders to do
In for the Long Haul: Why Plant Churches
This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul," explaining Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. Orchard Group was born in New York City in 1948, and we have focused on establishing new churches in urban areas since our inception.
In for the Long Haul: Why Cities
This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul," explaining Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. Orchard Group was born in New York City in 1948, and we have focused on establishing churches in urban areas ever since. This mission
In for the Long Haul: Management Teams
This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul," explaining Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. The Orchard Group team is committed to supporting church planters at each stage of the process. As part of this, we form teams that