Blog Posts
Practical Help For Developing Your Church’s Team Culture with Lee Coate
by Rich Birch: Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. We’re in for a treat today with Lee Coate, the executive pastor in charge of ministry and media at The Crossing Christian Church in Las Vegas. The Crossing began in 2000 as a partner plant coming out of […]
Urban Church Planting Through Theater And Community Gardens: An Interview With Deb Walkemeyer
by Peyton Jones: Welcome to Season 8 Episode 12 of the Hardcore Church Planting Podcast with Peyton Jones and Pete Mitchell. In this episode, I interviewed Deb Walkemeyer. To get straight to listening Click Here and to download in iTunes click here.Deb serves as Co-Pastor of Light & Life Christian Fellowship in Long Beach, […]
Newsletter — May 2018
Building Momentum Starting Conversations Church marketing: is that really a thing? Isn’t marketing reserved for businesses that are trying to sell a product? We don’t think so. We agree with Mark Batterson when he says, “The greatest message in the world deserves the greatest marketing.” At Passion for Planting we […]
The Dangerous Trap Of Isolation – And How You Can Avoid It
by Jim Putman: Family… that word probably brings many thoughts to your mind. You may have memories of fun and loving holiday times together with lots of food and laughter. Or you may be one of the many people that have memories of bitterness, conflict and broken relationships. Some may even have no family memories; and spent your life dreaming of what it would […]
5 Keys To Having Meaningful, Life-Giving Conversations With Non-Christians
guest post by Rose Meeder: At some point, if you are sincere about your Christian faith, you are going to have a conversation with someone about it. Or are you? Let me back up a minute, if “being a Christian” is something you take seriously, you are probably going to THINK […]
On Being A Blessing To Your Community
by Peyton Jones: This week Pete Mitchell and I discuss how to be a blessing to your community. To get straight to listening click here and to download in iTunes click here. First thing’s first, what does it mean to be a blessing. In my view it means, what can you you do to […]
How to Feed Those Who Are Just Not Getting Fed Anymore
The following is a guest post by Barry Smith of YouChoose.Community, a friend, veteran church planter, assessor, coach, author and nonprofit founder. We’ve all heard it, and it can be paralyzing: “I’m just not getting fed anymore!” It’s a dagger to the heart. It’s the comment that breaks the pastor’s […]
5 Actions Your Church Needs to Make Way More Convenient
by Rich Birch: I was struck by Tim Wu’s column in the New York Times called “The Tyranny of Convenience” a few months ago and it has stuck with me. Core to the thesis of this article is that convenience is at the center of what drives humans today. The […]
5 Reasons Younger Leaders and Older Leaders Frustrate Each Other At Work
by Carey Nieuwhof: If you’ve tried to lead employees who are under the age of 40, you’ve probably noticed things aren’t as easy as they used to be. (And they were actually never that easy.) If you’re under 40 and are working for an over-40 boss, you’re probably restraining your eye-rolls […]
Pushing into Places of Conflict for the Good of the Kingdom
By Ed Stetzer: There is a big difference between talking with someone and talking about someone. Yet Christian organizations, churches, and families are full of people talking behind each other’s backs. When conflicts arise—and they will—as leaders we frequently skirt around the necessity of dealing directly with each other. We may […]