MTSBC and Send Network Montana hosted Send Montana Luncheons this year in Helena, Miles City, Great Falls, Kalispell, and Billings. One of the encouraging things in planning these gatherings was having the chance to work with local associations. I want to thank Treasure State, Big Sky, Triangle, and Yellowstone Baptist Associations for partnering with us and supporting church planting in … Read More
A Note from Michael Liner
Dear Montana Southern Baptists, Nancy and I wanted to send you a quick note of gratitude and to express thanksgiving to our Lord for your support and partnership in ministry over the past decade. Yes, ten years already. Time certainly flies. We have seen The Lord do some wonderful things over the years and have enjoyed and benefitted from being … Read More
It Started in a Coffee Shop
How can the prayers of 5 college students in Pullman, WA, be used by God to start a collegiate church planting movement? That’s a great question! It’s an amazing story of life transformation, which is now unfolding at the University of Montana and Montana State University! I They longed to see the Kingdom of Heaven experienced on earth! As they … Read More
Churches Planting Churches in Montana
As the Church Planting Team Leader, I have the privilege of working with pastors, churches, and church planters to spread the gospel and to plant new churches throughout Montana. It is a big task to which we’ve all been called. The reality is that churches plant churches, and we cannot accomplish the mission effectively without your leadership and participation, as … Read More
Day of Prayer and Fasting
FOUR ZERO SIX – The day of prayer and fasting for evangelism and church planting in Montana has been set for April 6, 2021. FOUR ZERO SIX is, of course, Montana’s area code! This date ties us directly to the idea of it being a state-wide effort. Will you set aside this day to pray and fast across Montana, for … Read More
Distractions
It was a routine day at work and time for lunch. As I did several days during the week, I was going to a local restaurant to get away from the furniture factory and my office for a midday reprieve. Just a couple of miles later on a road that I had driven many times before, I suddenly realized there … Read More
5 Questions To Consider Before You Plant a Church
By Garth Leno – Send Network Blog 3-16-20 I have watched church plants and church planting families fold too soon. We need to pay better attention on the front end before we plant. Here are five questions to consider before you plant your church: 1. Have you tested your call to plant a church? Before you begin to plant, you … Read More
Church Planter Retreat 2020
On January 16-17, over a dozen of Montana’s current and future church planters gathered at Fairmont Hot Springs for the annual Church Planter Retreat. This is a much-needed time each year when church planters and their wives can connect with each other while learning and being encouraged in their ministry. The speaker this year was Danny de Armas, Senior Associate … Read More
Church Planting: Looking Ahead at 2020
As we approach a new year, the following is a short list of things to anticipate that will be happening with church planting in Montana. New Churches – We anticipate new churches to be started in Missoula, Bozeman, and Roundup in the upcoming year. Church Planters – Currently, we have new planters in the assessment process with the North American … Read More
Church Planting Annual Update
With the MTSBC annual meeting just around the corner, it is a great time to review what has happened in the last year in the area of church planting. In the spring of 2019, Gracepoint Church launched on the east side of Billings in a community known as The Heights. Gracepoint currently meets at the Medicine Crow Middle School. Jim … Read More