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Possibly one of the hardest roles of a church planter/pastor/leader is making the decision that it is time for someone to move on from your team or staff. Or as a denominational leaders, when a pastor/planter/staff decides to move on as well. As one that has asked people to move on and one that has [...]

The formal assessment of candidates for church planting is now well established. A number of organizations and individuals specialize in this area of ministry. They use such tools as personality tests, interviews, assessment centers, self-report instruments, and situation exercises. But how well do we measure up in assessment? Do we deliver as advertised? Now might [...]

It was the best of decisions. It was the worst of decisions. In my last blog, I questioned whether John Mark should be considered a false positive or false negative. Paul and Barnabas disagreed sharply on his fitness to rejoin them in ministry, leading the companions to go their separate ways. Paul had a successful [...]

To select or not to select? That is the question. Paul and Barnabas struggled over a critical personnel decision—whether or not to allow John Mark to rejoin them in ministry (Acts 15: 36-40). The two companions found themselves in strong disagreement. Barnabas wanted John Mark to resume as an assistant, despite his abandonment of the [...]

Planting a church seems like an awesome thing to do. It’s an exciting thing for many to even think about. However, one question does need to be addressed by the aspiring church planter. It’s this: Are you a church planter? What does that mean? There was a time when denominations and networks of churches got [...]

Building and shaping your leadership team early on will determine the level of success you will have in your plant.  I didn’t understand how important it was to have a good mix of people types to succeed.  I sometimes viewed people who were not visionaries like myself as problem people. The following is a list [...]

If healthy churches need healthy leaders, what makes a healthy leader? Over the next few posts, I’m going to describe six characteristics of healthy leaders. The first is authenticity (see my previous post for brief descriptions of the other five). Being an authentic leader means being who you really are all the time. It means [...]