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The How to Start a Q Place updated edition eBook is here!   The eBook is here and available for sale through our web store! It is also free through Qplus or Qplus church membership. Stay tuned for the hard copy release. It’s off to the printer and due to be ready by March 1!   Jesus 3:12 Starting a Q Place ministry in a church requires skills, commitment, community, and accountability. In the spring of 2015, Q Place developed a pilot structure to support churches. We called Jesus 3:12—three close followers of Jesus in a church as the core of a...Read more …

For two years Judy and a Christian friend of hers had used a workbook to lead a Bible study with some international women. Last fall, Judy and her husband learned how to start a Q Place, and then Judy shared what she learned with her Bible study co-leader. Together they decided to invite more participants to join them in a fresh re-start of their group, using Q Place’s Bible discussion guide Mark: Discover Jesus. This is Judy’s reflection on the first night: Oh my! What fun we had! There were nine of us representing China, Korea, Japan, Togo, and the U.S., of...Read more …

The Book of Acts is the story of the movement that started when the church’s first missionaries carried the gospel message from city to city and place to place. The result? A person-to-person, rapid and viral spread of the good news as individuals were transformed by Jesus and “infected” with the DNA of the Kingdom. A deeper look into the activities of Paul, Barnabas, Silas, and John Mark reveals strategic patterns that were essential in this movement: They followed the leading of the Holy Spirit. They went to key cities in the ancient world. Crossroads. Places of intersection. They found...Read more …

We are just beginning a new year—2016 lies before us open and waiting. And with resolution-making and goal setting at their height, perhaps there is no better time to think about how you will intentionally join God in His mission to bring all people back into relationship with Him. Let’s talk about that word: intentionally. Intentionality is related to the Hebrew concept kavanah, which comes from the Hebrew root meaning “to direct, intend, focus.” The notion combines action and intent, and its implications are clear: A person lives in a meaningful way by taking thoughtful, deliberate actions. Yet even further...Read more …