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.”
Christian discipleship is what happens when people live daily with Jesus. Jesus drew incredible, mammoth church-sized crowds during His earthly ministry. But many people had different agendas. The Gospels reveal that Jesus excused more people from the crowds than He...
Can you imagine a city without strong Christian witness? Can you imagine material socialism having such strong...
Moses was a reluctant leader, yet God used him mightily. He dealt with fear, yet he went forward to do what God had...
Today I want to prod you to lead your church to be generous. Here’s the deal. Sooner or later, as a church planter,...
I will never forget taking a potential church planting couple to a recruiting dinner in a small Midwestern town. ...
Last week I shared breakfast with a planter of unusual churches. He’s a former member of our staff who resigned...
Somebody has to do it, right? It was the year 2001, and I felt God calling me to start a church. I was ministering...
B. F. Skinner, arguably the most renowned research psychologist ever, taught pigeons how to play ping pong. Check it...
Earlier this year on my blog I started a series of posts called Your Church Will Die in which I outlined the natural...
Leadership determines the success of anything. The caliber of intellectual and spiritual preparation is critical to...
First, as church planters evangelism must be in our DNA and in the DNA of the churches we plant! The coffee house near...
Brainstorming is a semi-structured, creative, team activity that is a powerful leadership lever when seeking to...