Category: General Church Planting
Fresh Expressions – Cultivate: Coffee and Tea
by Healthy Growing Churches: In July, we introduced a new series called Fresh Expressions of the Church. Since that time, we have talked with some incredible, visionary leaders who are thinking outside the box with regards to “church.” Today, I’m excited to introduce you to Matt Chesney from Eagle Ridge […]
Funding Future Facilities
Home > Blog > Funding Future Facilities Funding Future Facilities By John Muzyka Today’s economy requires churches to have specific funds set aside for ministry and facilities. For a church plant, the start-up phase requires support from outside groups and it requires the planter to be a good steward of […]
Why Your Vision Statement Is Overrated
by Shawn Lovejoy: Every organization has a vision statement. Does a well-worded vision statement grow an organization? Vision statements are a dime a dozen as far as I’m concerned. At the end of the day, a vision statement is just a statement. It has no life on its own. It […]
The Two Big Reasons Why Believers Give Praise to God
The Two Big Reasons Why Believers Give Praise to God .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: We’re a pragmatic society. Meaning, we usually don’t invest time into doing something unless we can see the personal benefit of it, the more immediate the better. And pragmatism isn’t all bad. Sometimes the right question […]
Planting With the Intention of Multiplying
Home > Blog > Planting With the Intention of Multiplying Planting With the Intention of Multiplying By Ed Stetzer Today, I want to dive deeper into a few questions that new churches typically ask: If I’m a new church, should I plant another church? Should I wait and let my […]
Afraid to Make A Move? 7 Risks Any Leader Can Take.
by Carey Nieuwhof: The problem with many leaders is that there is a gap between what they want to see happen and the courage it takes to get there. You dream of a radical new future, but then you answer email all day, go to meetings, inhale caffeine and go […]
4 Ways to Show You’re Really ‘In Love’ with Your Spouse
4 Ways to Show You’re Really ‘In Love’ with Your Spouse .et_post_meta_wrapper I first met my wife in high school. I was a senior, she was a junior, and we were seven lockers apart. We met. We talked… a LOT. We fell in love. That phrase is actually a pretty good […]
3 Things They Never Taught Me About Leadership in College
This is a blog post by Dillon Smith. Dillon is the content manager for Carey Nieuwhof Communications and a member of the Speaking Team. You can book Dillon to speak at your next event or on for an interview on your podcast here. By Dillon Smith There are some things they just never […]
The Future of Multisite with Greg Ligon
by unSeminary: Thank you for listening in to this week’s unSeminary podcast. We’re focusing on the multisite movement this month and today we have Greg Ligon, the chief operating officer at Leadership Network joining us. Leadership Network provides tools and resources to help churches reach and impact more people for […]
10 Signs Your Leadership Is Driven By Selfish Ambition
by Carey Nieuwhof: Let’s ask an awkward, difficult, and at times piercing question: What motivates your ambition? That’s an important question to ask. Why? Because if you don’t ask it, I promise everyone else around you will. Mostly I don’t like that question because I don’t like the answer to that question. […]