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As a Church Planter, there are certain built in big days that give you a great increase in numbers, but sometimes leave you feeling empty the week after.  For example, Easter can be one of those days.  People go to church on Easter!  They come to your church, the numbers swell.  The fact is with [...]

Developing a realistic time line is essential for the new planter.  It should include all the set-up steps and preparatory spiritual work.  You must have a time line.  I have found it a good idea to make three plans and debate the three plans with your core leaders. I have found that most church planters [...]

Super Bowl coach and respected Christian witness Tony Dungy has left a mark on America in terms of exemplary leadership. He didn’t curse, sarcastically chew out players, or rant on the sidelines. He believed he could get his team to compete by calmly providing direction and treating players with respect. Interestingly, this demeanor allegedly prevented [...]

I know there are any number of principles for church planting—I’ve made up or stumbled across many of them myself. These are just five that stand out to me right now. 1. Water the roots The roots of any church plant are the leaders. No matter what their formal role, these are the people doing [...]

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 [...]

If my son were starting a church this weekend… and he came to me and asked, “Dad, what are the most important things I need to know?” I would think, “Man, this is my BOY! He has got to get this right.” I would pray a minute, ask him to take out his iPad, and [...]

Not that long ago my wife and I were sitting in our kitchen, preparing a nice family dinner. Suddenly our doorbell rang. Going to the door we saw Ghebremariam, a 38 year old woman from Eritrea who works for Mariam. Ghebremariam is a refugee from Eritrea, a neighboring country to Ethiopia. She had to leave three [...]