Church planting is a process that results in a new (local) Christian church being established. It should be distinguished from church development, where a new service, new worship center or fresh expression is created that is integrated into an already established congregation.

 

      

Baptism is the one sacrament that all Christian denominations share in common. In the Catholic Church, infants are baptized to welcome them into the Catholic faith and to free them from the original sin they were born with. … Baptism can be regarded as a vaccine against sin.

     

 Churches must become Great Commission churches focused and committed to reaching the lost and unchurched in their community and around the world. Teaching individual discipleship, and personal outreach and evangelism will out produce any structured outreach program a church can have.

    

Using evidence to support adult learning. … An estimated 9 million adults aged 16-65 have low literacy or numeracy skills or both around the world.

           

Evangelism is the commitment to or act of publicly preaching of the Gospel with the intention of spreading the message and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians who specialize in evangelism are often known as evangelists, whether they are in their home communities or living as missionaries in the field, although some Christian traditions refer to such people as missionaries in either case. Some Christian traditions consider evangelists to be in a leadership position; they may be found preaching to large meetings or in governance roles.