Tag: church planting
Why Your Church Sucks at Reaching People
by Peyton Jones: Know why your church sucks at reaching people?“It” was never meant to. You were. Churches are never going to be effective at reaching people. Churches don’t reach people. People do. Churches don’t make disciples. People do. Don’t count on your Pastor to reach people either. They strategize and […]
The Big Day
by Peyton Jones: So you’re ready for the big day? No you’re not. Like rushing your wife to the hospital when you get the phone call from the adoption agency, or your wife’s water breaks, you’re never ready.The first thing that I can tell you about the launch day is to […]
Location Location Location
by Peyton Jones: I’ve looked at some pretty weird places to hold church. I once took my leaders to a trucker stop and they thought I was crazy. When they asked me where the childcare would go, I pointed at the ball pit over at the Burger King. One of the […]
What are You Launching?
by Peyton Jones: What are you going to do? You should have answered the question early on. Why is it always the same jack-in-the-box church that pops up all the time?Church history doesn’t remember the guys who just unpacked an Ikea prefab church in the middle of another neighborhood like a […]
CNLP 200: Joshua Gagnon on Rapid Growth, Launching Big and Staying Sane in Leadership
Joshua Gagnon planted Next Level Church a decade ago. It’s become the fastest growing and one of the largest churches in New England history, and has now expanded into Florida. Joshua talks about what’s driving the growth, how it’s keeping up and how he manages to stay sane amidst all […]
Episode 298: Resourcing Your Core Team
by NewChurches.com: Vision and values are transferred by people, not paper. In Episode 298 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss developing your core team in preparation for a launch. Here’s Tim with today’s question: We’re getting ready to launch our second location in November. What resources would […]
Church Planting With No Worship Leader
This week Peyton Jones and Pete Mitchell sit down to talk about Church Planting With No Worship Leader. To get straight to listening click here and to download in iTunes click here. A lot of us have a preconceived notion in our mind of how our worship time should be set up. For many […]
Two Church Planting Startup Models
By Ed Stetzer: It is important to remember that ‘missiology’ is not a thing. It is things. Some people say, “We just have to think missiologically.” But, they need to know that a missiology of a tribal people group in Papau New Guinea is very different than a missiology of Chicago’s […]
Want to Reach New People? These 10 Habits Set Your Church Back
by Tony Morgan: What is the first-time guest experience really like at your church? When my team at The Unstuck Group helps a church assess ministry health, one key step we take is to attend and review the church’s weekend experience through the lens of an outsider. That’s because once you […]
Church Planting with no team
This week Peyton Jones and Pete Mitchell sit down to talk about Church Planting with no team. To get straight to listening click here and to download in iTunes click here. I talk a lot about the importance of having a team around you when you start your church plant. In fact, I recently […]