by Jeff Hoglen | May 29, 2023 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
As a church planter, one of the biggest challenges you’ll face is outreach and marketing to get first-time guests to attend the church. And while there are many strategies and techniques you can use to engage with your community, one concept you can’t...
by Jeff Hoglen | May 24, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Planting
I want to address a topic that sparked passionate discussions on one of my FaceBook Groups. Among many church leaders, there is tension between the attractional church model and the missional church model. The debate often leads to the question: “Why do we feel...
by Bob Logan | May 22, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Discipleship
If you expect your church plant to grow beyond your own personal capacity to lead others, you absolutely need to develop leadership in your church. There are two elements to this challenge: developing people and developing the organization. The people...
by Toni Spry | May 10, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Discipleship
You have all seen social media profiles. For all the talk today against “profiling,” we are all self-identified by our “profile.” What does your profile say? I saw a business card once that, in addition to the man’s name, was covered with titles that highlighted what...
by Mark Batterson | May 3, 2023 | Church Leadership, Discipleship
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.” Mark 8:34-35 This may be the most important description of what it means to be a follower of Jesus in the entire gospel, yet most of us have no idea what it means. We...