The L. R. Scarborough Institute for Church Planting and Growth is dedicated to the task of equipping leaders who will grow theologically sound and culturally relevant churches in the twenty-first century. Founded in 1993, the Institute seeks to attain its goals by:

• Utilizing faculty scholars as a church growth think-tank and promoting church planting and church growth research.
• Involving students in summer, semester, and year-long church planting internships and also in International Mission Board, North American Mission Board and State Convention mentorships in such areas as: Church Starting, Church Growth, Multi-housing Ministries, Ministers of Missions, Prison Ministry, and Student Pastorates.
• Featuring church planting and church growth conferences.
• Coordinating the annual Spring Evangelism Practicum.
• Participating with the North American Mission Board in the Nehemiah Church Planting project.
• Supervising the Urban Evangelism Practicum.
• Providing demographic materials for student and faculty research.
• Participating in national and international research projects such as the Mission Atlas Project.

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