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SDF Learning Summary: New resource churches

Resource churches are having impact in growing new disciples (particularly among young people), developing spiritual growth, and social action

THESE RESOURCE CHURCHES ARE HELPING renew the Church through planting, financial giving, leadership development, and changing diocesan culture. For resource churches to succeed, diocesan leadership needs to be disruptive; the resource churches need opportunities to serve the wider church; and resource churches need to reconfigure themselves to break into a second phase of growth.

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