For years I’ve had to take a deep breath whenever anyone asked me what I did for a living. I knew that as soon as I’d...
Tom Nebel
Dr. Tom Nebel is the Director of Church Planting for Converge Worldwide (formerly the Baptist General Conference), a position he accepted in 2006. Prior to that (1992-2005) he served as Director of Church Planting for the Great Lakes Baptist Conference and Associate Director of TeAmerica. He has participated in the planting of more than 50 churches in Wisconsin and hundreds of churches across the United States, currently experiencing a success rate of over 85%. His passion is to fuel regional church planting movements so that they may be effective in expanding the Kingdom of God. Read More About Tom Nebel At His Author Page. Also be sure to follow Converge Church Planting on Twitter & Facebook.
Tom Nebel Posts
Why We Need to Maintain Perspective
I was sitting in a class with J. Robert “Bobby” Clinton years ago, dealing with life-long leadership realities. His...
Your Church Needs to be Generous, Too
Today I want to prod you to lead your church to be generous. Here’s the deal. Sooner or later, as a church planter,...
Why You Need To Clear Your Head
I’m on a plane, heading back home from the Exponential church planting conference in Orlando. A very cool time, once...
Some Things Only God Can Do
Somebody here needs to be reminded that there are some things that only God can do. At times that can seem scary,...
Beware of Arranged Marriages
In real life, arranged marriages can work well. In church planting, not so well. Here’s what I mean. We have...
Self-Scouting
A few weeks ago I had the unique experience of chatting with Green Bay Packers’ head coach Mike McCarthy, in his...
Are We Being Competitive Or Cooperative?
The NFL season is back, and I attended the inaugural game Thursday night, September 8, when the Green Bay Packers...
Coaching Quickstart – Part 2
Last month I introduced you to coaching, with the first of two key acronymns: WAIT. If you want to learn about WAIT,...
Coaching Quickstart – Part 1
If you’re a church planter, you’re a coach. Your ministry days are filled with helping others succeed in their...
Beware Spousal Drift
Church planters: here’s something we learned in Converge Church Planting, and many of us learned it the hard way. A...
The Elusive Quest for Balance
A church planting colleague once said to me, “I keep hearing about how we are supposed to be balanced. But I’m not...