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.”
There are lots of opinions about what a local church should look like, but at its CORE, the local church is a body of believers who “should” have the goal of effectively reaching people who don’t have a relationship with God and making their faith-journey as easy as...
Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping....
At least once a week I receive a call from an aspiring planter that includes a some variation of the following...
It is estimated that only 3% of US churches are growing through evangelism. The majority of churches that are growing...
When I started planting in 1974 there was not much help to be had. In fact there was hostility to it in some cases. ...
I teach church planting at a prison. Some men are serving life sentences, and others are incarcerated for decades....
Where does a new church gather for worship and other corporate functions? We’ve all heard of multiple creative...
Over the last few months, I’ve been feeling the draw toward some larger vision aspects of what God may be wanting to...
"Decide where you want to fit on the missional continuum - become either a come-and-see or a go-and-do church." A...
"One pitfall of good church planters is that they are big-picture people. This is great in most areas, but not for...
I was so naive when we planted three years ago. The sheer metric tons of stuff I didn't know then that I know now...