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The Barnabas Factors: Eight Essential Practices of Church Planting Team Members
The Barnabas Factors: Eight Essential Practices of Church Planting Team Members, by author and professor J. D. Payne, describes how Barnabas should be considered as a model for contemporary church planting team members. Each chapter of this work addresses a particular “Barnabas Factor,” a healthy aspect of Barnabas’ life that assisted in Kingdom expansion. The eight practices include:
Walks with the Lord
Maintains an Outstanding Character
Serves the Local Church
Remains Faithful to the Call
Shares the Gospel Regularly
Raises Up Leaders
Encourages with Speech and Actions
Responds Appropriately to Conflict.
The book also includes The Barnabas Factors Standard of Excellence Guide for Team Development to assist leaders in assessing potential team members.
What others are saying about The Barnabas Factors:
This is a very straightforward, non-glitzy look at what the Bible has to say about team ministry in church planting.
Ed Stetzer,
Author of Planting Missional Churches
Given the risky and pioneering nature of church planting, it is essential to develop healthy relationships amongst members of the founding team. Here J. D. Payne gives us a biblical model of engendering healthy team dynamics by looking to the life and ministry of Barnabas. This is a book for those of us who want to keep a joyful camaraderie whilst advancing the kingdom.
Alan Hirsch,
Author of The Forgotten Ways and The Shaping of Things to Come;
Founding director of Shapevine.com
If there is a priority need today in church planting, it is a need for the church planting team members first to be people of exemplary Christ-like character. . . . Payne's book addresses this issue in a clear and concise manner.
R. Bruce Carlton,
Author of Acts 29;
Professor of Cross-Cultural Ministry,
Oklahoma Baptist University
The Barnabas Factors: Eight Essential Practices of Church Planting Team Members is a unique and much needed book for anyone interested in church planting. I strongly believe it is a must-read for newly appointed missionaries and just as essential for veteran missionaries. This book powerfully sets forth the need for godly personal characteristics that are vital for successful church planting teams. The diagnostic tool at the conclusion of the book will be a great help in evaluating potential team members.
Charles Brock, President,
Church Growth International;
Author of Indigenous Church Planting: A Practical Journey
I highly recommend this book. From end to end it is practical: it’s the relationship stuff, the personal qualities of team members, and the realistic nuts and bolts of ministry that are so ultimately determinative to fruitfulness in the church planting and team contexts. Payne brings great clarity as to what is a missionary “call.” And for no extra charge there is a powerful tool at the end pulling all the principles together to help you decide who to take onto your team and who not to. A must-read for all church planters.
Daniel Sinclair,
Author of A Vision of the Possible: Pioneer Church Planting in Teams
Walks with the Lord
Maintains an Outstanding Character
Serves the Local Church
Remains Faithful to the Call
Shares the Gospel Regularly
Raises Up Leaders
Encourages with Speech and Actions
Responds Appropriately to Conflict.
The book also includes The Barnabas Factors Standard of Excellence Guide for Team Development to assist leaders in assessing potential team members.
What others are saying about The Barnabas Factors:
This is a very straightforward, non-glitzy look at what the Bible has to say about team ministry in church planting.
Ed Stetzer,
Author of Planting Missional Churches
Given the risky and pioneering nature of church planting, it is essential to develop healthy relationships amongst members of the founding team. Here J. D. Payne gives us a biblical model of engendering healthy team dynamics by looking to the life and ministry of Barnabas. This is a book for those of us who want to keep a joyful camaraderie whilst advancing the kingdom.
Alan Hirsch,
Author of The Forgotten Ways and The Shaping of Things to Come;
Founding director of Shapevine.com
If there is a priority need today in church planting, it is a need for the church planting team members first to be people of exemplary Christ-like character. . . . Payne's book addresses this issue in a clear and concise manner.
R. Bruce Carlton,
Author of Acts 29;
Professor of Cross-Cultural Ministry,
Oklahoma Baptist University
The Barnabas Factors: Eight Essential Practices of Church Planting Team Members is a unique and much needed book for anyone interested in church planting. I strongly believe it is a must-read for newly appointed missionaries and just as essential for veteran missionaries. This book powerfully sets forth the need for godly personal characteristics that are vital for successful church planting teams. The diagnostic tool at the conclusion of the book will be a great help in evaluating potential team members.
Charles Brock, President,
Church Growth International;
Author of Indigenous Church Planting: A Practical Journey
I highly recommend this book. From end to end it is practical: it’s the relationship stuff, the personal qualities of team members, and the realistic nuts and bolts of ministry that are so ultimately determinative to fruitfulness in the church planting and team contexts. Payne brings great clarity as to what is a missionary “call.” And for no extra charge there is a powerful tool at the end pulling all the principles together to help you decide who to take onto your team and who not to. A must-read for all church planters.
Daniel Sinclair,
Author of A Vision of the Possible: Pioneer Church Planting in Teams
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177 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 18, 2008
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About the author
J.D. Payne
30 books12 followersJ. D. Payne (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is pastor of church multiplication at The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama, and has served as missionary.
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January 13, 2016
Finished Book 10 of 2015! Looking at the life of Barnabas (a Christian missionary who traveled with the apostle Paul in early church history), the author draws out 8 practices that church planting team members should live out. Very instrumental for me as I go about starting up a Founding Team for our churchplant.
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"Church planting teams should consist of individual leaders who wisely take calculated risks, trusting in the power of the gospel in the lives of new believers and manifesting a missionary faith in the work of the Holy Spirit among new churches." -94
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July 11, 2019
Fantastic guide for choosing and developing leaders
I love Payne’s application of Barnabas’ life to church planting team members. Practical, biblically grounded, fitting for every church planting context!
I love Payne’s application of Barnabas’ life to church planting team members. Practical, biblically grounded, fitting for every church planting context!
January 12, 2021
Helpful short book to think through some of the key qualities you want in church planting teams looking at the life of Barnabas as an example. Honestly, these factors are good things to think through for members of any Christian leadership teams.
April 29, 2023
Overall had some good nuggets. Felt like I was reading a personal essay but a good easy tool to go over with a team of church planters.
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