by Joe Miller | Oct 16, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Football provides one interesting microcosm of life. There comes a point in a game when you know it is over. There is still time on the clock, there are plays yet to be called, but the scoreboard lets you know–the winer and loser is obvious. This is the time...
by Bob Logan | Oct 4, 2012 | Church Leadership
Engaging in authentic relationships means being genuine. It means accurately representing who we are as we interact with others. It means being honest about our joys, struggles, and challenges. Authentic relationships, one of the essential cornerstones of discipleship...
by Scott Thomas | Aug 22, 2012 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
Communication is one of the most important keys of starting and leading a church. I have learned these communication principles the hard way. My father was not a good example for how to communicate, nor was any of the pastors that I worked for in my early years. So,...
by Scott Thomas | Jul 23, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
We face a problem in the church. We’re often too busy fighting with each other and we’re failing to fight for each other. We need to learn to fight for each other with every weapon in our arsenal. Each of us stands functionally alone unless we have a brotherhood (a...
by Linda Bergquist | May 17, 2012 | Church Planting
Only God can cause a church planting movement, but having wholly affirmed this, let’s acknowledge that some things help release movement and other things impede it. There are core spiritual components like serious prayer, the centrality of Scripture, obedience to...
