by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 21, 2026 | Church Planting, Featured
Most church planters spend months praying over their vision, refining their doctrine, and recruiting their launch team — then get blindsided by a stack of government paperwork they never saw coming. Knowing how to start a church the right way means working through the... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Mar 2, 2026 | Church Planting
Let’s talk about the graveyard nobody visits. Thriving Church Planters vs. Ones Who Never Make It to Year 5 is the conversation your denomination keeps dodging, your sending church feels nervous about, and most planters avoid until the warning lights are already... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 26, 2026 | Church Growth, Church Leadership
Knowing how to choose a church location is one of the most critical decisions you’ll make as a church planter — and most planters get it wrong not because they’re careless, but because nobody ever told them what to actually look for. You found a space.... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Nov 24, 2025 | Church Planting
When Your Bank Account Says “No” But God Says “Go” Let me be honest with you. When I planted my first church, I didn’t have a six-figure launch budget. A wealthy sending church writing checks? Didn’t have that either. No... 
by Jeff Hoglen | Nov 17, 2025 | Church Planting
There’s a moment every church planter knows intimately. The first 100 days bring a particular kind of pressure—it’s week three, maybe week four, and suddenly everything feels fragile. Launch Sunday felt electric, but now you’re staring at attendance...