by Steve Sjogren | May 11, 2018 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
One of the biggest missteps in church planting—one I count as a sin—is to start a church that is aimed strictly at Believers. This is my greatest disappointment in the church planting movement. The myth circulates through the Evangelical world that church planting is...
by Bob Logan | Jun 8, 2016 | Church Planting
When I was in the early stages of pondering the church plant I’m currently working in, my coach asked me a series of five simple questions that, over the course of months, helped me think through what my church plant would look like. I’ll share those with you here,...
by Steve Sjogren | May 20, 2016 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
“Vision is vital, but you can burn your people out on unfiltered vision.” In recent years much has been made of the importance of developing and communicating a strong vision. The Scriptures speak of and model this vital element as well. With all that has gone on in...
by Geoff Surratt | May 2, 2016 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
This past week as I was wrestling with a message for the weekend I had to go back to five basic questions I try to answer every time I speak. If you are a speaker these are great questions to ask before you hop on the stage: Who am I speaking to? What is the average...
by Scott Thomas | Apr 29, 2016 | Church Planting
The vigorous, continual planting of new congregations is the single most crucial strategy for 1) the numerical growth of the Body of Christ in any city, and 2) the continual corporate renewal and revival of the existing churches in a city. Nothing else–not...