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.”
I recently worked with a client who is transitioning from serving as the Lead Pastor of an established church to serving as a church planter. He noticed that his sermons, which were well-received in his old context, seemed to be missing the mark in his church plant....
The core competency of any movement is apprenticeship. Since I believe that Jesus came to start a movement this is...
If you are starting a new church and want it to succeed, select the right lead planter. A study of church plants shows...
I've been a strong proponent of church planting for many years and somewhat given up on the typical struggling...
In your new Church Plant, as the Pastor’s wife, you many times have the responsibility for Women’s Ministries. What...
It is a pretty common practice to re-pot a plant because the current pot is too small and the plant is in danger of...
1. “If God blesses this plant, we’ll be up and running in no time flat. It takes a while to figure out if any church...
We face a problem in the church. We’re often too busy fighting with each other and we’re failing to fight for each...
One common denominator in each of our eight church plants has been the age of the people who came. In one church...
I have been teaching a class on vision casting in a graduate school. One of my students ministers to more than 2000...
“We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another.”...
Generosity is one of the most significant movements within the evangelical community, but it is also a topic that is...
Jesus said, “Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son...