Category: Networking

FINDING THE MARKETPLACE
Post navigation Share Tweet Print Email by Peyton Jones: Paul was bi-vocational. It was partly so that he could eat. It was partly so that he could support his team (Acts 20:4). I believe, however, that Paul could have asked almost anything he wanted from his churches support-wise, but instead […]

16 (Nearly Free) Ways to Increase Community Awareness of Your Church
by Rich Birch: If the people in your community don’t know that your church exists, they won’t ever join your church. If nobody in your city is aware of your church’s services or Sunday gatherings, you’ve lost a chance to connect those people to your discipleship process. A frequently overlooked […]

Use this Free App to Scan Business Cards with Your Smartphone
by Patrick Bradley: Save a ton of time and data entry when you scan business cards with your smartphone. Your new friend’s contact info goes straight from their card into your address book. As pastors and church planters, you should be out in your community meeting with civic leaders and […]

Why Rural Ministry Should Matter for Every Church with Dr. Glenn Daman
by Rich Birch: Thanks for joining in for another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today I’m happy to introduce a new friend and guest, Dr. Glenn Daman, pastor at River Christian Church near Portland, Oregon. River Christian is a small church in a rural community near Portland. Glenn is with […]

Call Me Back When You’re a Real Church
By Patrick Bradley: If you haven’t heard this response yet in your church planting journey, you will: “Call me back when you’re a real church.” Have a plan to address this before you’re hit with it. Oh, they never say it exactly like that. But when you invite someone to […]

How to Eat for FREE at Exponential East 2018
by Patrick Bradley: Free is a church planter’s love language, right? Why wouldn’t you want to eat for free at Exponential? Kidding aside, there will be lots of great church planting groups, tribes & organizations at Exponential East 2018 from Feb 26 – Mar 1 in Orlando. I kept seeing […]

How to Transform a Community
By Rich Perez: One of the great and worthy causes of church planting is the desire to influence neighborhoods and cities for the gospel of Jesus. We long to shape the hearts of our friends, families, and neighbors, and by doing so to shape the systems and structures of our cities. […]

Church Planting & Differentiation
by Ralph Moore: Every new business needs to differentiate itself from all others. Else, why the need for a new business? Church planting necessitates differentiation. These days, being different may open otherwise hostile hearts and minds. We face a rising generation more interested in healing hurts and sustaining resources than they […]

Free Community Mapping Tools, Part 3: Carrier Route Maps
by Patrick Bradley: Third in a series of posts about community mapping tools, here’s another free tool to help you learn your community: postal carrier route maps. One of the challenges of getting the word out in your community is planning time & resources to let every household know about […]