Church planting will teach you a lot. It will teach you how to lead when you do not have enough people, how to make...
Jeff Hoglen is the CEO of Churchplanting.com
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The Healthy Church Culture Audit
Every church has a culture. You may not have chosen it. Perhaps you never planned it. Chances are, parts of it...
Pastoral Burnout Recovery Plan
Pastoral burnout is not solved by one day off after months of depletion. Recovery requires honesty, support,...
Small Church Growth Strategy
Small church growth does not require pretending to be a large church. It requires clarity, consistency, relationships,...
Church Launch Timeline: 12 Months Before Public Services
A healthy launch is not built in the final four weeks. It is built through months of prayer, clarity, systems, team...
Church Planting Budget Template
A church planting budget is more than a spreadsheet. It is a ministry plan written in dollars. If the numbers are...
How to Start a Church: The Complete Guide
Starting a church is more than launching a weekly service. A healthy church plant begins with calling, character,...
When Personal Opinion Replaces Biblical Authority
You've been in that conversation. Someone sits across from you, Bible open, and tells you what they believe. You show...
When to Launch Public Services and When Not To
Every church planter eventually hits this wall: when do you go public? Knowing when to launch public services—and when...
Stop Using Free Stuff to Grow Your Church (It’s Not Working)
If you're using free stuff to grow your church, I need to be honest with you — it’s not working the way you think it...
What It Means to Be a Church FOR the City
Being a church for the city is not a slogan or a Sunday morning aesthetic. It’s a posture of whole‑life engagement...
From Easter Guests to Engaged Disciples
“From Easter Guests to Engaged Disciples” isn’t just a compelling idea—it’s the assignment sitting right in front of a...