by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | 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... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Sep 15, 2025 | Church Health, Church Planting
After decades of planting churches and coaching hundreds of church planters, I’ve learned that adaptability matters more than strategy. Your five-year plan? It’ll be obsolete in five months—maybe five weeks if you’re unlucky. Here’s what... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Jul 3, 2025 | Church Planting, Technology
Okay, let’s talk about something that’s gonna flip how you think about planting a church. You know how most church planting advice goes? Find your core team, secure a meeting space, then launch your first service. But here’s what church planting 2025... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Jun 12, 2025 | Discipleship, Outreach and Evangelism
Let’s be honest for a second. If you took your church’s evangelism temperature right now, what would the thermometer read? When’s the last time someone in your congregation actually shared the Gospel with a neighbor? I’m not talking about... 
by Jeff Hoglen, D.Min. | Jun 9, 2025 | Church Planting
Look, I’ve seen it happen over and over again. Passionate leaders with incredible vision, solid theology, and hearts on fire for God, but they never actually plant a church. Why? Because they’re making the #1 church planting mistake: they’re waiting...