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- November 14, 2023
We’re Better Together You Are An Equipper As a church planter, what is your primary function? Are you predominately a preacher, teacher, pastor, or event coordinator? No. Your primary function as a church planter is an equipper. You need to supply your people with a constant source of vision, so they can see where God read more…
- October 9, 2023
Connecting The Disconnected Church Assimilation Strategy Principles If it seems like the majority of your church’s first-time guests aren’t sticking and staying in your church, don’t panic. You’re not alone. Research indicates that most growing churches have a first-time guest retention rate of about 20% – meaning that 1 out of 5 guests actively engage and contribute read more…
- September 11, 2023
Unleashing The Power of Family Discipleship Real Life Theology Conversations As a church leader, you want to see the baton of faith passed along to the next generation. That’s why you champion the cause of Christ-centered children’s ministry at your church. You recruit passionate team members to lead it, but even you know that the read more…
- August 14, 2023
New Possibilities Asynchronous Community Covid forced many churches to enter into the digital ministry space. Now that churches are back meeting in person, what are we to do with all the online ministry skills and expertise we gained? Do we ditch it and put all our eggs into local, in-person ministry? We’re not convinced that’s read more…
- July 18, 2023
Leading With Vision Reproducing Leaders If you have a God-sized vision, you won’t be able to accomplish it alone. You’ll need to develop leaders to work alongside you, investing their gifts and passions into the vision. So what will you do not only to develop leaders in your new church, but to also develop a read more…
- June 20, 2023
Kingdom Stewardship Church Plant Budget Worksheet Most church planters don’t have a business degree. Many haven’t even taken a finance class. That’s why when it comes time to create a church planting budget, they end up wasting time and energy starting from scratch with a blank spreadsheet. That’s why we created our church plant budget worksheet. read more…
- May 16, 2023
Opportunities On The Horizon Pastors In The Marketplace Have you considered being bi-vocational while planting a church? It’s not for everyone, but many church planters work a second job while planting as a way to meet people in their community and provide for their families. If you already have an established career, being bi-vocational may read more…