Category: General Church Planting

How to Help People Who are Burned, Bruised, or Wounded in Your Church with Steve Grusendorf
By unSeminary: Welcome to this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we’re talking with Steve Grusendorf who is a part of the denominal leadership at the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He started as a local pastor at a CMA church, always serving in leadership development, and a few years […]

Gospel Opportunities Right Outside Your Door
Home > Blog > Gospel Opportunities Right Outside Your Door Gospel Opportunities Right Outside Your Door By Ed Stetzer “Good fences make good neighbors.” Published in 1914, Robert Frost’s famous “Mending Wall” is a classic American poem. Every year, middle school students are tasked with memorizing it and high school […]

Why Flex Space For the Church
.et_post_meta_wrapper By Portable Church Industries: GOING FORWARD CHANGE is the trend and FLEXIBLITY is the goal! This post is offered to bring attention to the impact the pandemic of 2020 is having on The Church, and the decisions Church leaders are making in response. Specifically, the response they are making […]

The Awkward Relationship Between Money and The Church…And What You Can Do About It
Today’s post is written by Jim Sheppard. Jim is CEO & Principal of Generis, a consulting firm passionate about helping churches accelerate generosity towards their God-inspired vision. By Jim Sheppard Money and the church. It’s an awkward relationship. Have you noticed that? If I had to guess, I would say […]

It’s Not Your Fault
By Jim Putman: A few months ago I sent out an email to my readers asking them to share their number one problem when it comes to making disciples. I received many, many emails. A number of different themes came up as I read through them, but one thing in […]

Episode 577: The Role of Denominations in Church Planting
By NewChurches.Com: In Episode 577 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss why denominations are still important in church planting today. In This Episode, You’ll Discover: What some denominations are doing to support church planting What benefits are gained from joining a denomination Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches): “Denominations can […]

PODCAST 121: Matt Anderson & Developing One Community’s Phygital Strategy
By TheChurch.Digital: Pre-COVID, One Community Church was a force to be reckoned with. Located in Plano, the multicultural church was highly effective utilizing physical ministry, but in the weeks leading up to COVID, there was an organizational tension that maybe the church needed to firm up its digital strategy. March […]

Disciple Making And Obedience
By Stan Rodda: I remember those early days when my children started to feed themselves. It was an awesome day and felt like I had gained so much of my freedom back. As babies, my wife and I would feed them one bite at a time. If you’re a parent, […]

Do You Need a Preaching Calendar?
Home > Blog > Do You Need a Preaching Calendar? Do You Need a Preaching Calendar? By New Churches Team As a pastor, you may be planning your sermons just a week or two at a time. But are you interested in planning a year ahead? Here is a step-by-step […]

One Step Your Church Should Accomplish Before Looking Ahead
Home > Blog > One Step Your Church Should Accomplish Before Looking Ahead One Step Your Church Should Accomplish Before Looking Ahead By Todd Adkins In my early days of ministry, you would have found me guilty of viewing the people of our congregation as vessels to be filled instead […]