Category: Blog
Do You Need Temporary Launch Team Members?
by Patrick Bradley: You may need to find some temporary launch team members if you find yourself short a few hands as you gear up for the launch of your worship gatherings. Building a Launch Team is hard work. Some planters get a head start through several families coming with […]
The Implications of Your Church Plant’s Vision
By Derek Hanna: Every church planter needs a vision. A vision of what God, through the gospel, can do in people’s lives, a vision of the communities that gospel could create, and a vision of the impact those communities could have on a world that needs the hope this gospel offers. […]
He Blinded Me With Science
by Peyton Jones: Continuing from my previous blog, when you look at Paul, there was no “i” in his name, or in his methods. Paul recruited teams of diverse leaders. Like a wise master builder (or contractor), Paul was able to draft plumbers, framers, roofers, and electricians so to speak when […]
Episode 245: Time Management for Bivocational Pastors
by NewChurches.com: If you’re going to live bivocationally and you don’t take ownership of your schedule, the whole thing is going to be difficult. In Episode 245 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd share an excerpt from our Bivocational Ministry course with Hugh Halter. In this excerpt, Hugh […]
10 Disciple Making Trends to Watch in 2018
by Bobby Harrington: A national disciple making movement in North America is starting to take off. Groups and networks are forming everywhere. Over 1400 pastors and leaders from around the country joined 17 networks/organizations at our second annual National Disciple Making Forum last fall. It is a big topic at many […]
Newsletter — January 2018
Starting 2018 Strong Multiplication Strategy Leaders know that hope is not a strategy. You can’t wish something into existence. Yes, sometimes God blesses us when we don’t deserve it. Yes, sometimes he moves in spite of ourselves; but more often he works through the plans we develop in his name. […]
I Can’t Wait Until We Are In Our Own Building
by Dave Travis: “I can’t wait until we are in our own building.” Not so fast. This statement is heard a lot among church planters and campus pastors who are currently in portable facilities. It is easy to get fatigued running the week in, week out, load in and load out […]
The Three Things Every Campus Pastor Needs to Do
By Sam Yoon: As a campus pastor, I want to hit it out of the park. I want to reach more people for Jesus and have the church grow. To accomplish this, I feel the need to control every situation and manage every part of the church. Who else is better […]
The Best Leaders Are Broken Leaders
.et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon A. Cox: I am broken. I lead a community of broken people called a church. And we often say, unapologetically, that we are a community of the broken who have good news for the broken. Don’t misunderstand. I don’t mean that we’re “broken” in the sense that we’re rendered useless […]
7 Disruptive Church Trends That Will Rule 2018
by Carey Nieuwhof: The culture continues to change rapidly around you as a leader, and especially as a church leader. If anything, the pace is accelerating, not slowing. The question is: are you and your team ready for all that’s ahead? For the last two years, I’ve kicked off the new […]