Peace Bible Church, Salem, Ore., holds its first worship service.
When Bethany Baptist Church, Salem, Oregon, planted a church, Bethany’s greatest asset was not the funds it received to build the church, but rather its faith in a big God and His sovereign plan.
“Initially, a barrier was that we couldn’t afford to give away the core team leaders,” says Pastor Tim Baker. “We also knew that a number of church plants fail within the first couple of years.”
“Those kinds of apprehensions are fear based,” Tim says. “We just had to remind people that we believe God is in this and we’re going to do this by faith. We had to lean into faith.”
—An excerpt from “Moving a Ministry Forward: Planting a Church Doesn’t Happen by Accident” by Clare Jewell
- This article was published in the Winter 2024 Baptist Bulletin. Subscribe to the Baptist Bulletin or purchase a gift subscription. If you already subscribe to the print edition, sign up for free digital access.
