Church planters, as I have observed and personally experienced, live in a constant state of being either angry,...
Scott Thomas
Scott Thomas is Pastor of Pastoral Development at The Journey Church in St Louis. He created the Gospel Coach Training and Certification system and has coached hundreds of pastors. Scott has served as President and Network Director of Acts 29 Network. Scott has an MA in Missional Leadership and has been married for 31 years to Jeannie, with whom he has two sons. He planted and replanted churches for 16 years as a lead pastor. Read More About Scott Thomas At His Author Page
Scott Thomas Posts
Twenty Questions for Potential Church Planters
Every person that considers church planting asks the question, Am I a Church Planter? It is the question I asked...
Brevity of Sermons
Note: This post was originally written several years ago but is still relevant today and something worth considering...
Crash Course In Leadership
Church planting pastors usually experience a painful crash course in leadership. Very few seminaries teach this well...
Strengthened by Grace
Spiritual and church leadership is tough for even the best of leaders. Behind closed doors, every leader will admit...
Hey, You’re a Pastor’s Kid – Why Aren’t You Crazy?
According to several sources (Pike, 2009, Calvin, 2008, Montgomery, 2006, et al) eighty percent of adult children of...
The Pastorâs Wife Is Simply a Wife
I had a hard time finding in Scripture where it explains the role of a pastorâs wife. I dragged out every concordance...
Why Church Planting?
The vigorous, continual planting of new congregations is the single most crucial strategy for 1) the numerical growth...
The Gospel and Sex
The General Social Survey tracks social behaviors among Americans since 1972. Fifteen to twenty percent of married...
4 Tips To Manage Your PK Well
I surveyed over 20 pastorâs kids (PKâs) for another author. The responses of these adult PKâs were staggering. A few...
Seven Possible Solutions to the Troubled Souls of Pastors
Pastors and church planters are often overwhelmed with ministry. I spoke to the widow of a pastor who committed...
Five Reasons for Church Planting
âThe single most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven is planting new churches,â according to Peter Wagner...