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From Mission Work to Organized Church: Our Next Five Steps

  It’s an exciting time at Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church. We are in the final stages of the church planting phase and will soon organize to become a new and separate congregation of our presbytery. Practically speaking, how do we get from here to there? There five basic steps. I’ve added dates to give you a sense [...]

Are We Ready to Organize? Key Questions for New Churches

  Five years ago, a few families in Tucson started meeting and praying. They prayed that one day God would plant an Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Tucson. Since then, God has been answering that prayer. In fact, it seems that God’s mission work is now just months away from organizing as a new and separate congregation [...]

Why People Resist the Gospel

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As a missionary in Tucson, I talk to people all the time about the gospel of Jesus Christ. Most of these conversations are pleasant and engaging, but I often meet resistance to the gospel. Over time I’ve come to realize that there are different reasons for this. Some people resist the gospel because they know [...]