by Artie Davis | Jul 1, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
I’ve heard the statement, “Don’t plant a church, plant the Gospel.” I understand that statement because I know the context, but I really feel that such statements bring confusion, especially to those who try to explain that within the context of church planting. I...
by Ben Arment | Jun 3, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
If you’re like me, the minute you have an idea, you want to go to press with it. To hit send. To launch it publically. By the time I’m sharing an idea, I’m already doing it, right? But nothing could be more dangerous. Great ideas can fall short when...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Jun 2, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Want to know where God is taking his church in the future? Want to know what the church will look like over the next five years? Who doesn’t? The answer is found “at the edges” where church planters live and minister. Look to what church planters are...
by Steve Pike | May 23, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
As long as I’ve been aware, the gold standard for measuring how a church is doing is “How many were in church last Sunday?” Every Monday the mental health of many pastors hangs in the balance depending on the answer to that question. If the numbers were up, the pastor...
by Scott Thomas | May 22, 2011 | Church Leadership
I often say that every church leader needs a coach. Below are thirty reasons the participants of Gospel Coach Training have shared: Coaching helps to remind a leader of the Gospel Coaching exposes a leader’s blind spots All leaders are capable of succumbing to...
