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Micro-Planting: How To Build Grassroots Church Growth
ByChris Button July 27, 2026July 27, 2026

Every corps (local church) needs to be planting and re-planting on a rolling cycle. A corps should be continually reflecting on its embodiment in the local context at a minimum of every ten years. An easy and cost-effective way to keep a corps is through Micro-Planting. Micro-Planting focuses on grassroots church growth and isn’t dependent…

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Ministry & Practice | The Salvation Army

Central Strategy, Local Autonomy, and the Need for Accountability (quick read)
ByChris Button June 29, 2026July 13, 2026

As normal, this is my opinion, and does not constitute official Salvation Army teaching or positions. Central Strategy or Local Autonomy? The Salvation Army loves a strategy document. Two recent ones, the UKI territory Blueprint for better decisions, and the International Compass strategy, are good examples of how strategy documents can work. The Compass strategic…

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