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Apostolic Church Planting: Changing the World One Church at a Time
What if one church could change an entire city?
What if one burden, one calling, and one act of obedience could impact generations?
In Apostolic Church Changing the World One Church at a Time, pastor and church planter Steve Smith delivers a passionate and practical call for the Church to return to its apostolic mission; reaching communities through Spirit-filled, disciple-making churches.
Drawing from decades of ministry experience, Steve Smith shares powerful stories, biblical principles, leadership insights, and real-world strategies that will inspire both seasoned ministers and everyday believers to embrace the urgency of the harvest. From the early calling to plant a church in New York to the challenges of launching, leading, discipling, and multiplying healthy congregations, this book offers an honest and compelling roadmap for anyone burdened for revival.
More than a manual on church growth, this is a call to Kingdom expansion.
Inside these pages, you will
The difference between a burden and a true callingHow healthy churches create a culture of discipleshipPractical principles for launching and sustaining a church plantWhy generosity and sacrifice fuel revivalHow ordinary believers can become soul winners and disciple makersThe spiritual and practical realities every church planter must faceWhy church planting remains one of the most effective ways to reach the lostWritten with the heart of a pastor and the urgency of a missionary, this book challenges readers to move beyond comfort and embrace God’s vision for reaching cities, nations, and the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Whether you are a pastor, church planter, ministry leader, or believer hungry to make a difference, Apostolic Church Changing the World One Church at a Time will stir your faith, enlarge your vision, and remind you that the mission of the Church has never changed.
The harvest is ready.
The call is clear.
It’s time to plant churches that change the world, one church at a time.
What if one burden, one calling, and one act of obedience could impact generations?
In Apostolic Church Changing the World One Church at a Time, pastor and church planter Steve Smith delivers a passionate and practical call for the Church to return to its apostolic mission; reaching communities through Spirit-filled, disciple-making churches.
Drawing from decades of ministry experience, Steve Smith shares powerful stories, biblical principles, leadership insights, and real-world strategies that will inspire both seasoned ministers and everyday believers to embrace the urgency of the harvest. From the early calling to plant a church in New York to the challenges of launching, leading, discipling, and multiplying healthy congregations, this book offers an honest and compelling roadmap for anyone burdened for revival.
More than a manual on church growth, this is a call to Kingdom expansion.
Inside these pages, you will
The difference between a burden and a true callingHow healthy churches create a culture of discipleshipPractical principles for launching and sustaining a church plantWhy generosity and sacrifice fuel revivalHow ordinary believers can become soul winners and disciple makersThe spiritual and practical realities every church planter must faceWhy church planting remains one of the most effective ways to reach the lostWritten with the heart of a pastor and the urgency of a missionary, this book challenges readers to move beyond comfort and embrace God’s vision for reaching cities, nations, and the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Whether you are a pastor, church planter, ministry leader, or believer hungry to make a difference, Apostolic Church Changing the World One Church at a Time will stir your faith, enlarge your vision, and remind you that the mission of the Church has never changed.
The harvest is ready.
The call is clear.
It’s time to plant churches that change the world, one church at a time.
240 pages, Paperback
Published May 19, 2026
About the author
Steve Smith
599 books44 followersSteve Smith is a pastor, church planter, author, and ministry leader with a passion for helping people grow in their faith and helping churches fulfill their mission.
In 2000, Steve and his family moved to White Plains, New York, where they planted Westchester Apostolic Church. After years of church planting and pastoral ministry, he returned to the Memphis area, where he now serves as pastor of Faith Apostolic Church in Cordova, Tennessee.
Steve also serves as the Missions America Director for the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ, where he works to promote church planting and partner with church planters across North America through relationships, training, and financial support.
His first book, Apostolic Church Planting: Changing the World One Church at a Time, grew out of more than two decades of firsthand ministry experience. His writing combines biblical principles, practical ministry insight, personal stories, and a conviction that the local church remains one of God's primary instruments for reaching and transforming communities.
Steve's broader writing focuses on Christian discipleship, spiritual growth, prayer, faith, leadership, and the life and mission of the church. At the heart of his ministry and writing is a simple desire: to help people follow Jesus wholeheartedly and equip others to make a difference in their world.
Steve and his wife, Lorrie, have been married for more than 35 years and have three sons. They make their home in the Memphis, Tennessee, area.
In 2000, Steve and his family moved to White Plains, New York, where they planted Westchester Apostolic Church. After years of church planting and pastoral ministry, he returned to the Memphis area, where he now serves as pastor of Faith Apostolic Church in Cordova, Tennessee.
Steve also serves as the Missions America Director for the Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ, where he works to promote church planting and partner with church planters across North America through relationships, training, and financial support.
His first book, Apostolic Church Planting: Changing the World One Church at a Time, grew out of more than two decades of firsthand ministry experience. His writing combines biblical principles, practical ministry insight, personal stories, and a conviction that the local church remains one of God's primary instruments for reaching and transforming communities.
Steve's broader writing focuses on Christian discipleship, spiritual growth, prayer, faith, leadership, and the life and mission of the church. At the heart of his ministry and writing is a simple desire: to help people follow Jesus wholeheartedly and equip others to make a difference in their world.
Steve and his wife, Lorrie, have been married for more than 35 years and have three sons. They make their home in the Memphis, Tennessee, area.
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July 1, 2026
Very good book
Bro Smith I love your book so much My friend very anointed and powerful I pray you are blessed in Jesus name.
Bro Smith I love your book so much My friend very anointed and powerful I pray you are blessed in Jesus name.
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