The Great Commission and the making of disciples go hand in hand with church planting. As we go into all the world as Jesus commands, and as we make disciples, churches will be needed. We believe God works in every type, style, and flavor of “church.”
What’s a system? I define a system as the process of developing and leading a church that lays out a process all can easily participate in the church life easily. A system is an agreed-upon way of behaving and reacting. A good system answers the right questions...
Is hospitality a lost art? Has “We’d love to have you come over to our home” been replaced by “Let’s eat out.” Is...
I love church planters. When I moved into church revitalization, part of the concern I had in doing so was I might not...
Yesterday I received notice that after 138 years—did you catch that number?—the Santa Ana, California United Methodist...
Do you know the feeling when a church plant gets stuck? I do! You start to question your calling and your ability to...
Here is the second in our continuing list of church planting networks. The Ecclesia Network had their national...
Having observed hundreds of church planters and other Christian leaders, I know that many, if not most, have only...
Over the last couple of years, I’ve had the opportunity to sit with many pastors seeking to increase the missional...
What is your goal as a pastor? What would bring real satisfaction? I know pastors who have 100 people who are...
In recent years, many church planters have been inspired by the stories of new church plants launching with over 200...
When Toni and I were newly married (1965) we bought our first car for $115. It was a 1959 Ford with about 70,000 miles...
Churchplanting.com is proud to be a part of the Disperse Church Planting Summit July 19-22!! Steve Sjogren, Al...
In a previous entry – "Evangelism is not just relationship" I submitted that we must not hesitate to share the Gospel...