Blog Posts
Newsletter — July 2016
Summer’s Here and the Time is Right Timing is Everything: Why Your Pre-Launch Phase Matters We want to jump in right now, and launch next month—a recipe for disaster—regardless of how much talent and passion you may have. In our microwave, instant gratification society, we tend to rush things that need […]
Church-Follower or Christ-Follower?
Where does your discipleship strategy lead? If making disciples is in your mission statement, it should translate into your resource allocation. At Church @ The Springs in Ocala, Florida, led by church-planting expert Ron Sylvia, there was great concern about the results of Willow Creek’s Reveal Study a number of […]
Timing Is Everything: Why Your Pre-launch Phase Matters
I’m an ENTP. That’s not an abbreviation for entrepreneur, but it could be. It’s my Myers-Briggs personality profile. Statistically speaking, most church planters tend to be ENTP or a similar profile, with a knack for starting new things and the gumption to dream big. But often what accompanies the “typical” […]
Newsletter — June 2016
The Journey Begins Road to Church Multiplication Podcast Brett Andrews planted New Life Christian church in the Washington DC area in the 1990s with the vision to reach lost people in a metropolitan area that would have an impact on the world. This podcast, produced by Exponential, dives into his […]
Newsletter — May 2016
Church Planter Resources FREE Church Planter Self-Assessments Self-Assessments are simply measuring your responses in one venue and using them to predict how you perform or respond in another venue. We use assessments because they can save us time and effort in learning to appreciate and appropriate the areas in which we […]
Launch Plan Tip #288 — Select Church Name
Every legal entity must have a name. In the case of the church, the name communicates many things about who you are. The name of the church should flow directly out of your philosophy of ministry. Once you have defined the mission, vision and core values for the church, you’re […]
Newsletter – April 2016
Helping Church Planters Coach’s Corner Ever wonder why some people are just not happy or content? Or, have you ever met someone who suffers from a blindspot and everyone around them is aware but they are oblivious? Do you relate? Creed Branson introduced a series in January addressing Seven Character […]
Free Resources Added – April 2016
Since launching the new website three weeks ago, we’ve seen our 400+ free resources downloaded by dozens of people, a total of over 2,000 downloads. It’s amazing to see the wide range of topics that are downloaded. This is just a quick post to let you know how to find the […]
Newsletter – March 2016
Welcome! Residency Program The goal of our 10-month program is to train and equip a small group of those who are called to plant a church by walking them through the process. Through the course of the residency our cohort will write vision and mission statements, develop their launch plan, preach […]
Newsletter – February 2016
Passion for Planting is hosting a pre-conference intensive at both Expo East and Expo West this year. Join Aubrey Malphurs, John Worcester, Phil Ling and Passion for Planting for an interactive look at significant phases you will work through in launching a healthy church that reaches people far from God. No hype […]