Author: Patrick Bradley
How to Move from Informational to Relational Discipleship
by Bobby Harrington: Maybe you are like most church leaders in North America – you are confused about what is meant by the expression “discipleship”. Is it a class? Is it Bible study? Is it Scripture memorization? When people talk about discipleship that is what a lot of them mean. […]
All About Multisite // Robust Leadership Development Practices & Keeping Teams Aligned
by Rich Birch: Welcome back to our new podcast all about multisite! I’m chatting with a group of multisite ninjas and answering your questions about the ins and outs of launching new campuses. Our group is as follows: Natalie Frisk is our family ministry expert. She is a key leader […]
7 Reasons Your Sermons Are Boring
by Carey Nieuwhof: If there’s one thing you never set out to be as a leader or communicator, it’s boring. And yet everyone who communicates, preaches or even tries to persuade someone of an idea has discovered that sinking sense that you’re sermon just isn’t as riveting as it could be. Or that […]
Church Planting with Caesar Kalinowski
by Peyton Jones: This week I get to sit down with Caesar Kalinowski to talk about some church planting goodness. To get straight to listening click here and to download in iTunes click here. Caesar is one of the founding members of Soma communities and the author of Gospel Primer and Bigger Gospel. Caesar […]
CNLP 197: Mark Clark and Carey Nieuwhof on How to Preach in a Way that Reaches Unchurched People and Maintains Biblical Integrity
by Carey Nieuwhof: Mark Clark and Carey talk about their different approaches to preaching, how to reach unchurched people and how to preach to churched and unchurched people with Biblical integrity. Plus, Carey and Mark share some of their favourite insights from their brand new course, The Art of Better […]
Moving from Survival to Stability to Sustainability
By NewChurches.com: Have you ever planted a new tree in your yard? The first year you frequently water it to make sure that it takes hold in your yard. The second year you can tell that it’s growing, but maybe you were really hoping it would be bigger and fuller this […]
Some Simple Practices That Will Make Your Preaching Better
by Carey Nieuwhof: If you preach with any regularity, you know the pressure that comes with staring at a blank screen with a deadline approaching. And if you communicate regularly within the context of the local church, like I do, you quickly discover that Sundays come around whether you’re ready […]
Leadership Development Leads to Multiplication
By Daniel Im: Churches that multiply do not see their volunteers as hirelings to carry out grunt work so that the pastors can do the real work of ministry. Churches that multiply live out Ephesians 4:11–13 and believe that every member is a minister. This is because leadership development is not […]
Cultivating a Sending Culture
by Dave Phillips: Every church has a culture captured within the DNA of its people and reflected in the values and vision of its leadership. Whether it’s good or bad, well, that’s a whole different story! In this post, we want to explore one aspect of culture that has to […]
Why the Church Needs Volunteers
By Ed Stetzer: Most of us know how essential volunteers are to making sure our churches are as effective as they need to be. Churches need to develop an ethos of valuing volunteers, but in order for churches to thrive, they would do best to raise up volunteers who are leaders […]