I recently worked with a client who is transitioning from serving as the Lead Pastor of an established church to...
Church Growth, Church Health, Discipleship
Six Steps to Make and Multiply Disciples
Aug 11, 2023
What is your mission statement? It may be worded differently or expressed differently or put forth with a unique...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Discipleship
Developing Leadership In Your Church Plant
May 22, 2023
If you expect your church plant to grow beyond your own personal capacity to lead others, you absolutely need to...
Church Health, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
Church Planting Principles vs. Methodology
Oct 20, 2022
It is no secret that the church in America is in decline. Many are searching for a new approach, a method or style...
Church Planting, International Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
Multiplying Movements
Sep 9, 2020
As you coach and develop more leaders, your ministry organization grows. This reality often creates challenges for...
Nonlinear Discipleship
Nov 8, 2019
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how we approach discipleship in the church. What discipleship methods have I used in...
Discipling People In Recovery
Jul 19, 2019
For over a year, I volunteered every Tuesday night in a local transition home for people in recovery. Their life...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
Bivocational Ministry: Option or Necessity?
Jul 27, 2018
The following post was originally written in 2011 but still remains relevant for church planters and pastors in 2018....
Five Questions Every Church Planter Should Be Asked
Jun 8, 2016
When I was in the early stages of pondering the church plant I’m currently working in, my coach asked me a series of...
Church Leadership, Church Planting
How Can You Help Your People Form Missional Communities?
Jun 14, 2013
As people come to know Jesus we form them into communities of Jesus-followers—called churches in the New Testament....
How Can You Help Your People Engage Culture?
May 6, 2013
One of the major challenges of leading a church is kicking your people out of it. If they are spending all of their...
New Online Coaching Log For Church Planters
Apr 5, 2013
Do you want to double or even triple your coaching effectiveness? Here’s an important concept I’ve learned while...