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What does Orchard Group do best? How does it serve the mission of church partners and vision of church planters? New churches have been planted with Orchard Group for more than 70 years, and over the decades we've zeroed in on four core areas of practice. While some

“Most churches and Christian organizations have all kinds of strategies: a strategy for evangelism, a strategy for crisis planning, a strategy for staffing, or a strategy for how to manage your building. But how many have a solid strategy to ensure that they are fighting against racial injustice?” –Brandon Watts,

This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul [https://updates.orchard.group/tag/long-haul/]," describing Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More than 150 years ago, after decades of church planting and missions work,

This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul [https://updates.orchard.group/tag/long-haul/]," explaining Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Planning for a flourishing future What could be more challenging than turning nothing

This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul," explaining Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. Orchard Group was born in New York City in 1948, and we have focused on establishing new churches in urban

This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul," explaining Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. Orchard Group was born in New York City in 1948, and we have focused on establishing churches in urban areas

This article is part of the series "In for the Long Haul," explaining Orchard Group's commitment to back church planters as they establish churches in cities. The Orchard Group team is committed to supporting church planters at each stage of the process. As part of this,