by Aubrey Malphurs | Apr 2, 2013 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
One of the problems that I commonly hear from church planters is that the core of people with whom they launch the church don’t last. What does that mean? They are a part of the church for two perhaps three years (or even on occasion only one year), and then they...
by Paul Alexander | Mar 11, 2013 | Church Leadership
Typically churches aren’t stuck when it comes to the mission. Fortunately we don’t have to search very far in the Scriptures to discover God’s intent for the church to reach the nations. However where churches are notorious for being stuck is what comes next....
by Ralph Moore | Dec 20, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Just how broad is your vision? I got into an interesting discussion about vision the other day. A group of us were discussing “It,” by Craig Groeschel. That day’s focus was the vision chapter. One church planter in the room said two things that seemed to sell himself...
by Joe Miller | Dec 13, 2012 | Church Leadership
Saying “My Church Sucks!” is a proclamation that we are a drawing power that sucks people into the life of Christ and the liberty of His Church. Saying, “My Church Sucks” is both a profession of who we are, and a confession of hope for what we must become. Saying,...
by Bob Logan | Dec 6, 2012 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Many years ago I was asked to lead a retreat with leaders of a parent church and leaders of a soon-to-be-formed daughter church. They wanted to address “the emotional dimensions of church planting,” specifically between a mother church and a daughter church. I...
