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Recently I was asked to describe what I would do differently if I were to start church planting again. Here was my response. If I were to start over knowing what I know now, what would I do differently? 1. Begin in the Harvest and Start Small. Don’t start with a team of already saved [...]

One of the members of our church plant, the Berlin, Germany Vineyard, has adopted two African children who are HIV positive. This is unusual in that the adoptive mother is single but she feels called by God to readily share the love of Christ with those around her – including orphans. She particularly feels called [...]

Have you ever noticed when the oxygen mask instructions are given on an airplane that the flight attendant tells you to put your own mask on first – then on your child?  Why?  Because you if you become unconscious from lack of oxygen while attending to your child you will both be lost. If those [...]

If you’re a church planter, you’re a coach.  Your ministry days are filled with helping others succeed in their work—both as volunteers and as staff—in the life of your church.  This month and next I’ll teach you two quick acronyms which can help increase your coaching capacity.  This month’s acronym:  WAIT. WAIT means:  Why Am [...]

This past week I taught a DMin intensive at Azusa Pacific University on church planting. As a way to get us into the subject I raised the question: What Are We Doing When We Plant A Church?  First, let be clear about what we are not doing: We are not building a brand of churches; [...]

A Study in 2000 from Switzerland provides insight on the importance on male attendance on the religious development of children in the country. ‘In summary, if a father does not go to church, no matter how regular the mother is in her religious practice, only one child in fifty becomes a regular church attendee. But [...]

We’ve all heard the church planting leads to evangelism but I don’t think that’s necessarily true. It’s evangelism that leads to people coming to Christ. It’s entirely possible to plant a church with next to no evangelism taking place. That’s not my original insight. Fifty years ago Donald McGavern said, “It’s entirely possible to come [...]