Category: Training
End Well. Start Better.
by Tom Planck: Our calendars recently changed to the final month of 2018. If your fall ministry season has been anything like mine, you have likely been surprised by how quickly December arrived. You are now probably scrambling to get everything that needs to be accomplished checked off your task […]
Nine Systems Within a Church Planting System
By Ed Stetzer: Looking across the spectrum of church planting networks and denominations, there are nine basic systems that make up a typical Church Planting System in a North American church planting network. Prayer A prayer strategy is the lifeline of any church planting network. One example of this is a […]
Being Marked By Love with Tim Stevens
Welcome to this week’s unSeminary podcast! We have the pleasure of hearing from a familiar voice today. Tim Stevens is no stranger to the podcast, and he’s talked with us before about his work with Vanderbloemen Search Group. Today, though, the topic is different. While Tim works with VSG to […]
Training Sucks
by Peyton Jones: So you think you’re called to lead a team into hostile territory? It’s not for the faint of heart. Paul lays out requirements for ministry that serve as barbed wire obstacles that every church planter has to either crawl over, or walk away from. If you think you’ve […]
5 Lessons Church Leaders Can Learn From The “All-Day Breakfast” Trend
by Rich Birch: In October 2015, McDonald’s made a significant change to its menu that made a huge difference to its bottom line and market reach. That month they added all-day breakfast to their offerings, and in many ways it ended up changing the course of history for this corporation. […]
From Volunteer to Church Planter
By New Churches Team: It Starts With a Vision. Do you feel like God has recently given you a vision for something that seems big and unattainable? Maybe it’s scary to think about all the work it would take to launch that idea. You just aren’t sure where to start, and so […]
Are You More a “Hero” or “Hero Maker,” According to Your Calendar?
by Warren Bird: Who mentored you or believed in you before you believed in yourself? That person is your Hero Maker! If you pick a recent day from your calendar, and review the ways you spent your time that day, how much were you the hero and how much did you make heroes […]
Leaving a Legacy of Level 5 Leadership: Introduction
by Todd Wilson: Pause for a minute and think about the specific ways you personally get to know Jesus. I don’t just mean knowing more about Him. I’m talking about really, intimately knowing the person of Jesus Christ! Not the teacher and wise man Jesus, but the Savior and Lord you […]
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 […]
CHURCH ZERO
by Peyton Jones: When Jesus ascended with His work unfinished, He knew that no one person was going to be able to follow in His wake. The five kitbags each represent a specific skillset necessary for a church leadership team, like a sapper, sniper, commando, Navy SEAL, and heavy weapons […]