Why All This Talk About Ministry and Startups? An Intrepid Origin Story
Church Planting, Cities, Economics, gentrificationSean Beneshchurch plant, church planter, church planting, bivo, bivocational, covocational, gentrification, creative class, urban core, hinterlands, urban hinterlands
Why I Wrote Intro to the City
Where Are You Going to Plant a Church? In Places You Want or Places of Need?
Dear Church Planter, It's Time to Pack Your Bags and Go Home
Why is Portland a Graveyard for Church Planters? That and Other Absurdities We Tell in Church Planting
Church Planting, Cities, Bivocational, hinterlandsSean Beneshchurch plant, church planter, church planting, hinterlands, urban hinterlands, bivo, bivocational, covocational
How Culture, Circumstances, and Geopolitical Realities Shape WHERE and HOW Churches Meet
Not All Places Are Equal: Opportunities and Obstacles
Boundless Opportunities: Case Study from Rural Oregon
Church Planting, Cities, Rural, Social EntrepreneurialismSean Beneshrural, rural oregon, oregon, church planting, social entrepreneur, social enterprise, startup, community development, economic decline, economic development
Building a Better City: Economic Development
community development, economic development, Cohorts, Church Planting, CitiesSean Benesheconomic development, economics, blueprints, church planting, cities, towns, small towns, villages
10 Ways to Exegete Your City
Drop in the Ocean: Economic Development in the City
community development, economic development, Social Entrepreneurialism, Cities, Church PlantingSean Beneshchurch planting, economic development, community development, cities, startup, social entrepreneur
Presence and Proclamation (Part 3): Slowing Down and Establishing a Presence
Church Planting, Cities, Entrepreneurialism, community developmentSean Beneshchurch planting, presence, gospel, evangelism, good news, slow down, missional