by Ralph Moore | Jan 24, 2013 | Church Planting
Commitment to the cause is a huge issue for any newly planted church. Due to the “newness” of your circumstances you may find yourself in a revolving-door to some degree. People very often come visit for a few weeks before making up their mind whether to join you or...
by Marcus Bigelow | Aug 23, 2012 | Church Planting
I will never forget taking a potential church planting couple to a recruiting dinner in a small Midwestern town. Great time, good vibes, and when I gave the waitress my Visa card to pay, she said, “We don’t take credit cards, only cash.” Or she said, “If you don’t...
by Stephen Gray | Feb 24, 2012 | Church Planting
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 asked that question. But, that question has no easy answer. Understanding the delicate balance between over-funding and under-funding is...
by Doug Murren | Feb 11, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Coaching
One of the big issues in most forms of church planting is money. I truly believe in the final analysis all success at some point gets down to money. It is difficult these days to raise the nearly $300,000 it will take to get a start going over three years. One idea...
by Ralph Moore | Jan 20, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
After a very slow start a Japanese language church plant is doing big things. We launched our entire Japanese language department as a church plant a few years ago. They languished until the pastor moved the congregation into a large house. Then they popped. In one...
