Over the years I’ve noticed something about church plants that might be helpful to you. Somewhere around 125-200 in worship many semi-successful church planters lose their focus on bringing more people to Christ and the church stalls out. I’ve noticed several reasons for this loss of focus on outreach and evangelism. I share them with […]
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Go Big Vis...
you can download it here. Give it a minute since it’s a big file. This replaces the I Love My Church Day
The Nuts a...
The simple definition of a multi-site church is “one church in many locations.” In most cases this means one mission, same values, budget, staff, structure, etc. When Dave Travis and Bill Easum wrote the book “Beyond The Box” and included a chapter titled “Beyond A Single Location” the concept of multi-site was just beginning to […]
Church Pla...
I tell church planters “If you can’t show someone the door and go home and sleep well that night, you shouldn’t plant.” One of the things we’ve learned over the years is that planting a church is hard, lonely work. If you can’t let criticism run off you back like water on a duck and […]
How To Cas...
Having a Vision is one thing; know how to cast so it sticks is another. Let me share with you how I did it over a twenty-four year period in the church I restarted. How Vision Casting Begins Casting vision begins with having an all-consuming passion for some form of ministry. It can be any […]
How And Wh...
Churches that give across the board raises are shooting themselves in the foot. Why do I say this? Here are my thoughts. No one deserves a raise just because they put in the time during the year. Raises must be earned and deserved, not entitled and a given. Raises should be given only when someone […]
2014 Retre...
Questions ...
Getting a good head start on your plant is critical. What you approach the first year is critical. So here are some questions to chew on and an exercise How many honest spiritual conversations have you had with thoroughly unchurched people in the past 90 days? How many unchurched people have you personally brought to […]
The Number...
Over the past few years I’ve coached dozens of church planters. Although I truly enjoy doing so, I find that I’m constantly amazed how many of them make the same basic mistake, and when they do the church plant stops growing. The number one mistake church planters make is changing their focus from reaching new […]
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