Following Paul
Recovering Paul’s Pattern for Church Planting
Europe is not short on religion—but it is starving for the gospel.
In Following Paul, missionary church planter Jason Mann calls the church back to the clear, biblical pattern found in the book of Acts. Rather than reinventing missions, this book asks a simple question: What did Paul actually do when he entered a city with the gospel—and why did it work?
Drawing from Scripture and real ministry experience in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, Following Paul shows that Paul never laboured alone, never expected one family to carry a city, and never required every helper to give a lifetime. Instead, Paul worked with teams, helpers, and believers who served for defined seasons—each supplying what they could, when they could, for the sake of the gospel.
This book is not a critique of long-term missions, nor a replacement for faithful missionaries. It is a call to strengthen them by restoring the biblical expectation that churches send labourers, not just support. Young adults, retirees, laymen, families, and pastors all have a place in the harvest when Scripture—not tradition—sets the pattern.
Written from the mission field, Following Paul offers a clear, reproducible pathway for churches to engage unreached cities through team-based ministry, seasonal service, and an unwavering commitment to the Word of God.
The gospel has not changed.
The command has not changed.
And Paul’s pattern still works.
Recovering Paul’s Pattern for Church Planting
Europe is not short on religion—but it is starving for the gospel.
In Following Paul, missionary church planter Jason Mann calls the church back to the clear, biblical pattern found in the book of Acts. Rather than reinventing missions, this book asks a simple question: What did Paul actually do when he entered a city with the gospel—and why did it work?
Drawing from Scripture and real ministry experience in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, Following Paul shows that Paul never laboured alone, never expected one family to carry a city, and never required every helper to give a lifetime. Instead, Paul worked with teams, helpers, and believers who served for defined seasons—each supplying what they could, when they could, for the sake of the gospel.
This book is not a critique of long-term missions, nor a replacement for faithful missionaries. It is a call to strengthen them by restoring the biblical expectation that churches send labourers, not just support. Young adults, retirees, laymen, families, and pastors all have a place in the harvest when Scripture—not tradition—sets the pattern.
Written from the mission field, Following Paul offers a clear, reproducible pathway for churches to engage unreached cities through team-based ministry, seasonal service, and an unwavering commitment to the Word of God.
The gospel has not changed.
The command has not changed.
And Paul’s pattern still works.