by Alvin Reid | Oct 27, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
I read a statement a while back in Dan Kimball’s book They Like Jesus but Not the Church that burned me with conviction. He asked something like, “When you go to a movie or go to hang out with friends, do you do so only with your Christian friends?” All my adult life...
by Brandon Hatmaker | Oct 3, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Every pastor wrestles with creating or maintaining a structure that aligns with their vision. Church planters are no different. No topic seems to be influencing this conversation right now more than the Genius of the “AND”. This is something that...
by Bob Logan | Sep 7, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
Much has been made lately of the phrase “living incarnationally.” The basic idea is to live as Jesus lived while he was on earth. Although a simple and accurate definition, it begs several important questions. How did Jesus actually live? What did he actually do?...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Jul 2, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
The missional emphasis in church planting moves Christ’s church in a good direction. The reason is that it’s most biblical, and that should be the basis for what we do in Christ’s church. In particular Matthew 28:19 and Mark 16:15 both command Christ’s church to “Go!”...