The Boston Church Directory Directory may be used for a variety of scholarly, relational, and spiritual purposes.
Where to Plant a Church in Boston: Areas of Growth
Neighborhood Chaplaincy: 8 Open Questions
What's Next: My 5 Dreams For Church Planting in Boston
Rev. Ralph Kee, animator of the Greater Boston Church Planting Collaborative, has been giving a lot of thought to this idea: What may be the Church’s dreams for Boston for the next few decades? What should be the Church’s priorities? Where are the Church’s growth edges? In this article, Ralph offers his own five basic ideas, his five dreams about church planting for Boston’s future.
Christianity in Boston 2030: What's The Church's Vision?
Tips for Developing Church Leadership
New England's Book of Acts
New England’s Book of Acts is a 2007 publication of the Emmanuel Gospel Center that captures the stories of how God has been growing his Church among many people groups and ethnic groups in New England. Bursting with stories, research, and inspiration, the 24 reports about these ministry streams were written by leaders from within the groups and by EGC staff. Here's an overview to get you started, and links to the publication and other resources.
Biblical Theology Of Leadership [Resource List]
Inner Life Of A Leader [Resource List]
Women In Christian Leadership [Resource List]
Pastoral Leadership [Resource List]
Understanding Boston's Quiet Revival
What is the Quiet Revival? Fifty years ago, a church planting movement quietly took root in Boston. Since then, the number of churches within the city limits of Boston has nearly doubled. How did this happen? Is it really a revival? Why is it called "quiet?" EGC's senior writer, Steve Daman, gives us an overview of the Quiet Revival, suggests a definition, and points to areas for further study.
The Unsolved Leadership Challenge
In this study of new church development in Greater Boston, we identified at least 95 new congregations which have started in the last seven years. Forty-six were within the city limits of Boston. We completed 41 in-depth interviews with church planters who represented several different denominations, ethnic groups, and networks. The research yielded general information about the church planters and the new churches, with a special focus on women in leadership. The hope is that this study can become a source of “mainstreaming” gender parity discourse within the church, as part of an overall discussion of the practical needs of church planters in the areas of leadership and ministry development