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.”
In today's rapidly changing world, the church must find innovative ways to reach out and engage with communities. One exciting and flexible approach to this is the concept of pop-up churches. These temporary worship spaces allow congregations to set up church...
I am self-professed demographic geek. By seventh grade I was already analyzing and interpreting people groups and...
Recently, I had a conversation with a church planter that reminded me of the most critical decision most church plants...
I was visiting the website of a popular preacher. What was his newest vision? To create dozens of new video campuses...
The formal assessment of candidates for church planting is now well established. A number of organizations and...
One of the first questions every church planter (after, "Why won't you turn the music down?") will face is “When will...
First of all, I believe momentum is usually a byproduct of great vision and great vision needs momentum to...
What kind of leader is most needed to guide the new church? Since his passing, the larger than life leader whose will,...
Well, that title says it all. You can fill in any words you want for the characters that will no doubt appear anytime...
How much money does it take to plant a new church or multi-site campus? I can't tell you how many times I have been...
I’ve gone to a number of church planting conferences that feature plenary speakers who lead large churches who...
If your church website’s domain name is, www.ChurchOfTheGoodShepherdOfTheHillsInBakersfield.com, you’ve got a...
Last month I blogged (all right, I whined) about how we don’t measure the right things. I’ve been thinking all month...