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“The single most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven is planting new churches,” according to Peter Wagner (1990). This oft-quoted phrase by the former professor of Church Growth at Fuller Theological Seminary preceded a growing number of books, articles, blogs and ministries dedicated toward church planting. Denominations and mission boards are investing much time, money and [...]

We are in the midst of one of the best transition of our lives. My wife and I are privileged (in our mid-60s) to plant a new church. Actually it is more of a transition than a plant. We are moving an extension service from our mother church into a free-standing congregation. The Transition We [...]

In my recent radio broadcast, I talked about the Power of Generational Leadership.  I define Generational Leadership as the intentional integration of the past, present and future for mission of the eternal. GL is leading through intergenerational teams.  A Generational Leader allows others to lead from their strengths rather than compensate for their weaknesses. A [...]

One of the traits I have noted in great leaders is they know how to let things lie. They patiently remain inactive. Even when people are panicky and critical around them, they sit still. They know how to wait. They know how to live in expectation and peace. My grandfather is one of the greatest [...]

With the exploding predominance of social networking (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), you have an awesome opportunity to build and utilize a robust church leadership network. This network can provide you with access to amazing spiritual leaders, cutting edge ideas, breakthrough information, and strategic resources. However, don’t naively rate the strength of your network by the [...]

Trust is critical to church planting or church envisioning. The Malphurs Group (TMG) puts it this way: If they don’t trust you, you can’t lead them! An advantage the church planter has over the church revitalizer is that people grant you a high degree of trust up front. They in effect are joining you, unlike [...]

One of the major challenges of leading a church is kicking your people out of it. If they are spending all of their time within the church and with other Christians, they’re not out there engaging culture and making disciples. Engaging culture simply means living incarnationally among the people God has placed us near. We [...]