Peyton Jones - Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches

Few people can talk about church planting the way Peyton does. He is the quintessentially reflective practitioner who has pretty much tried all the innovative ideas that he articulately proposes in this book. In my opinion, Church Plantology is destined to become essential reading for anyone interested in church planting in Western, post-Christian cultural contexts. This book is an expression of who Peyton Jones isoutstanding!

Alan Hirsch, author of numerous award-winning books on missional movement, leadership, and spirituality; founder of Movement Leaders Collective, Forge Mission Training Network, and the 5Q Collective

From one of our Exponential family members comes a road map for multiplication that starts with a strong, principle-centered foundation. To accomplish level 5, movements-based multiplication, planters must value and prioritize multiplication from day one. Strategic gurus tell us to start with the end in mind, and this is what Peyton Jones outlines in this comprehensive book on planting. Like all the books in the Exponential series, Church Plantology will help shift the number of churches that multiply for years to come.

Todd Wilson, president and CEO of Exponential

In Church Plantology, Peyton Jones provides an incredibly comprehensive resource on all the significant topics surrounding church planting. If you are a church planter or a network leader who works with planters, this book is an absolute must-read. Dont plant a church without first digesting the insights in this book and allowing them to shape the way you plant churches.

Brad Brisco, author of Missional Essentials and Covocational Church Planting

Peyton Jones has delivered a master class in the art and science of church planting. Church Plantology is packed with light-bulb moments that help planters and their teams recognize their unique wiring and gifting and understand why they do what they do and feel what they feel. But Peyton doesnt leave it at theory; he walks the planter through the all-too-messy but absolutely crucial stages and challenges theyll encounter in the planting process. Thoroughly biblical, imminently practical, and engagingly readable, Church Plantology is destined to become the go-to source for both the philosophy and practicality of church planting for this generation.

Tom Bennardo, executive director of the Synergy Church Planting Network, author of The Honest Guide to Church Planting

Peyton Jones brings first-century biblical insights to bear on twenty-first century church planting challenges, illustrated with practical examples and seasoned with wisdom. Recalibrate your church planting compass by reading Church Plantology!

Craig Ott, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, coauthor of Global Church Planting

By returning to the New Testament for the purpose of fierce integration, Peyton has written a book that feels remarkably modern, even new. His best book yet, Church Plantology is both fresh and rooted, a gift to the church.

Brian Sanders, founder of the Underground, author of Underground Church and Microchurches

Peyton Joness latest book, Church Plantology, is the intersection of biblical truth, best missionary practices, and church history. This book is a church planting textbook with everything you need to know about how to start a new church. If youre considering planting a church, this is a must-read book.

Dave Ferguson, lead pastor of Community Christian Church, coauthor of B.L.E.S.S.: 5 Everyday Ways to Love Your Neighbor and Change the World

Leaders of church planting organizations often decry how impractical seminary training is for church planters and missionaries. There are few church planting textbooks that encapsulate what it looks like to plant churches in the twenty-first century. Even fewer are the ones that tie together theology with actual theory and practice. But I assure you that none have the candid, creative, and down-to-earth writing style of Peyton Jones. Church Plantology is robust for the guild and practical for the field!

Daniel Yang, director of the Send Institute

Many of the books and resources on church planting were written for a different time and a different place in history. If you are looking for a fresh introduction to church planting for todays world, Church Plantology is that book!

Winfield Bevins, director of church planting at Asbury Seminary, author of Marks of a Movement

Since Im a dedicated disciple-maker and church-multiplier, it was nearly impossible to find family with church growth ministry peers, until I encountered Exponential, that is. One of my first Exponential friends was Peyton Jones. He is, however, a disruptor. Read this book cautiously because you wont be the same afterwardand thats a good thing!

Ralph Moore, founder of Hope Chapel churches

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