Author: Patrick Bradley
Should You Use Your Group’s Umbrella 501c3 Exemption?
by Patrick Bradley: Some church groups and denominations have set up an umbrella 501c3 exemption for their churches. There are pros and cons for your church plant if you choose this option. 501c3 is the official nonprofit, tax-exempt status of a charity that allows you to accept charitable donations, issue […]
Episode 216: Church Planting Assessments
by NewChurches.com: How important are church planting assessments? In Episode 216 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss church planting assessments. Here’s Casey with today’s question: How do you prepare for a church planting assessment? How do you advise someone who did not do well on the assessment? In […]
How to Identify People to Disciple (1 of 3)
by Craig Etheredge: A disciple of Jesus is like a 3-D image. When you think of something being three-dimensional, it’s fully orbed and lifelike. Three-D images often appear on a movie screen, where characters seem to jump of the screen at you. Think also of how 3-D printers produce fully dimensional […]
Unhurriedness: A Cornerstone of Spiritual Life
by Brandon Cook: John Ortberg asked his mentor Dallas Willard what it would take to live the kind of life Dallas was always talking about—a life caught up in the goodness of God, a life lived from the kingdom of God, an abundant life of prayerful love. In short, the life […]
Fall In, Church Planter!
by Peyton Jones: Church Planter, I want to congratulate you for the journey that you’re about to go on. You’re about to enlist yourself as a soldier in God’s frontline kingdom advance.In WW2, Dwight Eisenhower, along with our European allies, were faced with the daunting task of taking Europe back from […]
3 Keys to Increasing Church Planting Capacity in Denominations
by Ed Stetzer: A generation of Christians that has grown up with microwaves is also sold on the idea of movements. But rarely do these things go together. Movements are not instantaneous—they can explode (that’s what makes them movements) but they don’t just show up. It takes time to see if […]
Tips for Launching Your Next Church
/row by Leadership Network: How many of these questions are your church’s senior leadership team asking…… How will you identify and develop internal leaders for your next church plant? Will going multisite exhaust your church’s leaders and staff? Should you build new or use existing space for your next church […]
The End Product of Discipleship
by Craig Etheredge: Jesus’ commission was clear, “Go make disciples of all nations.” The key command—the divine imperative—is to make disciples. But what exactly is a disciple? The life of Vince Lombardi, who was arguably one of the greatest football coaches of all time, provides a great analogy for the […]
5 Simple Changes to Make Your Church More Unchurched Friendly – unSeminary
by Rich Birch: You got into the ministry to reach people with the timeless message of Jesus. At some time in your journey, you’ve probably shed tears over the fact that there are people in your community who don’t follow him. You didn’t get in this to keep the people […]
Keys for Developing High Potential Millennial Leaders
by Brent Dolfo: Lee Kricher took on a nearly impossible task. In 2003, he became pastor of Amplify Church in Pittsburgh. It was a declining church of less than 200 aging parishioners. Early in the process Lee cast vision for a “New Generation Church”, one where the attendees’ average age is […]