by Ben Arment | Jul 13, 2018 | Church Leadership, Coaching
Most of us only dream at the scale of what we’ve experienced before. It’s the learning curve that’s holding us back. But learning curves are meant to be conquered. Some people are born into households where learning curves are naturally conquered,...
by Jim Sheppard | Jul 10, 2018 | Church Leadership
What if you could punch the “increase giving” button in your church and watch generosity happen. That would be nice, wouldn’t it, but it doesn’t work that way. The reality is that generosity is systemic. Everything affects it. Generosity to a church is the result of a...
by Todd Hunter | Jun 25, 2018 | Church Planting
Yesterday I received notice that after 138 years—did you catch that number?—the Santa Ana, California United Methodist Church in which I grew up was morphing into a new set of congregations. It turns out that neighborhoods change in 130 years (smile), which requires...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are starting a new feature on the Churchplanting.com website. Through the upcoming months, we will spotlight church planting networks. These networks are making an impact both locally and around the globe. Our hope is to connect church planters and these...
by Geoff Surratt | Jun 8, 2018 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Coaching
What is your goal as a pastor? What would bring real satisfaction? I know pastors who have 100 people who are convinced that if they could just get to 200, then things would be right in the world. I know pastors who have 1000 people who secretly believe that 3000 is...
