The Strengthening Mission Churches Ministry (SMC) strives to produce and distribute resources to:
- Increase the vision of small churches;
- Promote the planning, growth, and effectiveness of small churches;
- Develop church leaders for greater effectiveness.
Our aim is to plant the seed where it is not sown, water the seed that has been sown, and glorify God in the increase of His kingdom.
Our Background
In 1983, the Waterview Church of Christ in Richardson, TX saw a unique opportunity. Harvey Childress, who had years of experience planting and growing congregations in the Midwest, retired to Richardson. Waterview asked Harvey to start a new ministry that would help small mission churches find the strength and resources they need to become self-supporting and thriving congregations.
Harvey accepted the challenge, built the ministry into a free-of-charge lending video library of growth and leadership resources.
Since that time, dozens of programs have been produced and over 1000 mission churches have experienced the hope and help they need.
Our Resources
The core of SMC’s outreach effort is a video resource library of dozens of titles to train churches in leadership, involvement and evangelism. All DVD programs can be borrowed for only the cost of return postage or can be purchased for a nominal fee (which covers our costs).
Other items are available through SMC
- Information about helping preachers navigate the ministry waters and last.
- Information for helping elders and churches move forward.
- Details on shooting the rapids of a church plant.
- Two special programs to train your members who to teach their friends and neighbors and how to open the door to Bible study.
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