Category: Blog
5 Signs Your Passion Level in Leadership is White Hot
by Carey Nieuwhof: If there’s one characteristic I see in successful leaders, it’s passion. The more church leaders I connect with, the more I see this trend: leaders of growing churches (and growing organizations) have a white hot passion for their mission. You can hear it in their voice. You can […]
Episode 227: Getting Churches to Partner Financially
You have people, leaders, and a vision. What about finances? In Episode 227 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss co-planting and raising finances for your church plant. Here’s Stafford with today’s question: What are some of the best practices in partnering with other churches to launch a new […]
How to Give Your Church Plant Staff Fundraising Requirements
by Patrick Bradley: Should you give your church plant staff fundraising requirements? You could have a bigger staff if they could offset some or all of their own salaries. Every full-time, vocational church planter should raise funds for their plant. It’s as least as much for the vision casting practice […]
Building a Leadership Development Culture
By Daniel Im: We hear the phrase “building leaders” all the time. What exactly does it mean for the church to do exactly this? Build leaders? Instead of asking how we should be building leaders, perhaps we should first ask ourselves how we can build a culture of leadership development. If […]
3 Online Ideas for Connecting in Your Community
by Patrick Bradley: Planting a church is about building relationships, and many friendships start online these days. Here are 3 online ideas for connecting in your community. So many of us are living in ever-growing metros and densely-populated areas, and yet we seem to have never felt so isolated and […]
Church Planting and Disciple Making
by Todd Wilson: Exponential is leading a track called “Church Planting and Disciple Making,” which focuses on the connections between church planting and discipleship. Have you ever made something harder than it needed to be? We all have the tendency to focus on the complexities instead of the simple questions […]
A Conversation with Greg Atkinson of ExPastors.com about Social Media Secrets from A Secret Shopper: Podcast 232
by Nils Smith: What is a secret shopper’s job in the field of ministry? How can this improve a church’s overall effectiveness in ministering their communities? In this episode, author of Secrets of a Secret Shopper, Greg Atkinson, provides us with practical wisdom on how to maximize your church’s online […]
7 Unwritten Rules of Church Leadership
by Carey Nieuwhof: Things don’t always go the way you want them to in life. Church life is hardly an exception. I’ve been in church my entire life and in leadership for half that. So there are a few things I noticed that you may have noticed too. Leadership is hard and my […]
5 Reasons Kids’ Ministry is So Important to Churches that Want to Break the 1,000 Barrier
by Rich Birch: Churches that grow beyond 1,000 in attendance are today among a radical minority. In fact, 98% of all churches never reach this size. During my interaction with hundreds of churches that have been able to overcome this barrier, I have realized that they present several striking common […]
Things You Need to Know Before Offering Gluten-Free Communion
by Patrick Bradley: Awareness of food allergies and dietary restrictions have been on the rise. With all the clamor about gluten-free this and gluten-free that, here are some things you need to know if you’re going to offer gluten-free communion. I went to the grand opening of a church plant […]