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Challenges in Urban Church Planting
Home > Blog > Challenges in Urban Church Planting September 18, 2019 Challenges in Urban Church Planting By New Churches Team Urban Church Planting When it comes to planting a church in an urban setting, there are a few unique challenges. The cost of doing ministry in an urban setting […]
Increasing First-Time Guests: 3 Questions To Expand The Front Door Of Your Church
Today’s post is written by Tony Morgan, Founder of The Unstuck Group. By Tony Morgan: Nearly every church leader I know is concerned with “closing the back door” at his or her church. But I’ve found the “front door” is usually the bigger issue. A few years ago, Connexus Church invited […]
Have We Gotten Spiritual Maturity All Wrong?
by Jim Putman: “Too many Christians have accepted an improper definition of spiritual maturity, rather than understanding God’s definition. And this improper definition is only causing frustration, disappointment, and chaos in their lives, not to mention the lives of those they are discipling.” I’m sure some of you may consider […]
Episode 422: Principles of Collaboration
by NewChurches.com: In Episode 422 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd, along with Dennae Pierre, discuss reaching a city through collaboration. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: The boundaries you need to be willing to cross to collaborate How to avoid competition in collaboration Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches): “If it […]
Can a Pastor Who Struggles with Depression Remain a Pastor?
Can a Pastor Who Struggles with Depression Remain a Pastor? .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: Charles Spurgeon is considered by most modern evangelicals to be one of the greatest preachers and pastors since the Reformation. But did you know that Spurgeon struggled with depression? To the point of contemplating suicide? He […]
Shaping Your Worship Culture
Home > Blog > Shaping Your Worship Culture September 11, 2019 Shaping Your Worship Culture By New Churches Team Selecting Worship Leaders As a church planter looking for the right worship leader, you must consider a person’s character, chemistry, capacity, and competency. Remember that worship leaders lead music, but worship […]
63 Potential Spaces For Your Next Launch
.et_post_meta_wrapper by Portable Church Industries: Our new resource – The Ultimate List of Portable Church Venues – talks about all the different potential spaces you could use for your next campus launch or your church plant. We developed this resource in response to the question we get all the time […]
Why The Smartest Leaders Move Way Beyond Their To-Do List To Tackle This
by Carey Nieuwhof: I love productivity. I love accomplishment even more. In fact, I even have a course that will help you accomplish far more in less time. But the longer I live and lead, the more I realize that you can accomplish all the tasks you set out to […]
Newsletter — September 2019
Practice Makes Perfect 4 Chair Discipling How do you know when someone in your church is a disciple of Jesus? How do you measure where someone is in their spiritual development? If you as a church leader don’t know, do you think the average church member will know? And if […]
When You’re Completely Spent and Have Nothing to Show For it All
When You’re Completely Spent and Have Nothing to Show For it All .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: When my wife and I were first married, we lived in Beebe, Arkansas where I served as pastor of a small church and we commuted several days per week to Conway, an hour away, […]