The Barnabas Factors: Eight Essential Practices of Church Planting Team Members

by J.D. Payne

Book by Payne, J.D.

Genres: Ecclesiology, Nonfiction

154 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2008

About the author

J. 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.

Reviews

[Tony Villatoro · Rating 4 out of 5]

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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[John Ragon · Rating 5 out of 5]

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!

[Aaron Davenport · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Amanda Harle · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.