Category: General Church Planting

SABOTAGE
Post navigation Share Tweet Print Email by Peyton Jones: In France, the efforts of the French Resistance were significant enough to make a significant impact on the outcome of the war. They dismantled tank treads, put sand in the grease of vehicles, and stole ball bearings. Sabotage. It’s the enemy’s […]

6 Types of Donors Your Church Should Regularly Thank
by unSeminary: As a church leader, are you wondering how you’re going to make this year’s budget? Have you looked at your donations and felt concerned they’re running behind? It seems like every time I talk to church leaders the topic of increasing revenue comes up. It’s understandable because oftentimes […]

CNLP 267: Margaret Feinberg On Why Writing is 95% Marketing (and How to Do It Well) Connecting With Your Audience and The Disciplines That Fuel Content Creation and Vibrant Life
by Carey Nieuwhof: When she was in eigth grade, Margaret Feinberg’s teachers asked the class to write a story. While most students turned in four pages, Margaret turned in a 127 page book. Today, Margaret has sold over a million books and in this episode, we unpack how not being […]

DLP #007: How Christian Entrepreneurs Are Going to Change the World
DLP #007: How Christian Entrepreneurs Are Going to Change the World .et_post_meta_wrapper by Brandon Cox: The idea of a strict separation between sacred and secular is not a biblical one. Neither is the separation between “clergy” and “laity.” When you follow Jesus, you’re part of his kingdom in every realm […]

5 Key Elements in Preparing to Plant a Church
By Stan Rodda: If we want to be successful at any endeavor, it is going to require significant preparation. My high school football coach knew this. Every Monday during our season we would watch game film of our next opponent in preparation for meeting them on the field. We would […]

ACTS 1 & 2
Post navigation Share Tweet Print Email by Peyton Jones: Acts was not written to show us how to do church. It was written to show us how to do churches. Acts was written to show us how the church expands; how the West was won. From day one at Pentecost, […]

5 Key Questions You Should Ask If Your Church Isn’t Growing
Chances are you didn’t get into leadership to see your church stop accomplishing its mission. One of the primary missions of the local church is to reach new people with Christ’s love, which, naturally, implies growth. But almost every church (and almost every organization) faces seasons in which growth stops. […]

Developing Leaders (Regardless of Gender) at Your Church with Kadi Cole
by unSeminary: Thanks for joining for this week’s episode of the unSeminary podcast. We have Kadi Cole, who serves as a church consultant, with us today. Kadi has served in full-time ministry for about 20 years and worked with her Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. During a […]

CNLP 266: Carey Nieuwhof and Jeremy MacDonald on How to Jumpstart the Growth of Dying and Stagnant Churches, and How to Scale Church Growth Barriers from Just a Few People to Beyond 1000 Attenders
by Carey Nieuwhof: What do you do if your church is dead…stuck…stagnant, and simply not growing? And…once it starts growing, how do you get ready to scale the growth barriers most leaders never figure out how to scale? Jeremy MacDonald interviews Carey Nieuwhof about the backstory of two decades plus […]

What Makes You a Disciple Making Pastor?
by Bobby Harrington: Bill Hull and I have joined together to urge pastors to learn how to focus on truly making disciples. Let me explain . . . There is general agreement among pastors that making disciples is central to the church’s mission. It is a curious phenomenon, then, that […]