For years, we have dealt with this problem in our church plants. Â It's always difficult for a male to tell the women...
Surviving Tough Decisions
Aug 21, 2012
In the middle 1800s Samuel Plimsoll was known as the friend of sailors. Â He was responsible for the painted lines we...
Church Leadership, Church Planting
Does It Get Any Better Than Free?
Jul 19, 2012
One common denominator in each of our eight church plants has been the age of the people who came.  In one church...
Taking The Hard Road…
Jun 19, 2012
We church planters are an opportunistic lot… So much so that many growing communities are overrun with new churches. ...
Church Leadership, Outreach and Evangelism
The Cart Before the Horse…
May 19, 2012
Mark Wilson has written a compelling book entitled, “Filled Up, Poured Out: How God's Spirit Can Revive Your Passion...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
How Did We Get Here?
Apr 19, 2012
After seven cancer surgeries and two heart attacks - I’m an old man who has nothing to lose by speaking his mind. It...
The Church Planter’s Post Easter Blues…
Mar 19, 2012
Pre Easter is the most popular time of the year to launch a new church.  I'm not sure why it has become so, but many...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Dummy Domains For Smart Churches
Feb 19, 2012
If your church website’s domain name is, www.ChurchOfTheGoodShepherdOfTheHillsInBakersfield.com, you’ve got a...
The Church Planting Super Site Is Here!
Jan 19, 2012
A new tool is now available to church planters. Go to www.churchplantingsupersite.com and see for yourself. When I...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Without Vision The People Perish
Dec 19, 2011
African gazelles can jump over a ten foot fence, but they can be contained at a zoo behind a six foot wall. You see,...
Church Leadership, Church Planting
Are You A Failure?
Nov 19, 2011
Fifty years ago the Mattel Toy Co. introduced the Barbie Doll for young girls. Â Wikipedia notes. "One of the most...
Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
The Elephant In The Living Room
Oct 19, 2011
In the early 1900s one of my Dad's relatives was the governor of Utah, so our family has deep roots in the Mormon...