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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 [...]

5 positions? I know, you can’t even afford 1, right? Well, that is part of the issue to begin with. I am not sure if I have ever met a church plant that was taking off well that didn’t have strong leadership in these 5 positions…so make it happen in Jesus name! 1. Lead Pastor [...]

Do you want to improve your process for selecting church planters? If the answer is yes, let’s begin by considering this hypothetical situation. Your denomination or church network plants 100 churches. As the director of church planting, you hire the first 100 candidates who apply. After two years into their ministries, 15 of these church [...]

Does the soul brother, of all people, actually believe the Bible teaches us to discriminate? Yes. But what kind of discrimination is taught? The word discrimination usually evokes images of bigotry, oppression, and injustice. These are acts of unfair discrimination. It occurs when an unjustifiable advantage or disadvantage is given to members of one group [...]

One of the first tasks of a church planter is to expand the leadership.  You will grow as fast as you develop leaders.  Besides communication skills this is the greatest determiner of success.  You must find protégés to mentor and release. A protégé in the origin of the word means someone who is “protected.”  I [...]

The greatest challenge most planters face outside of raising up a launch team or raising funds is finding staff with little to no resources. We were able to hire a complete team for little money and see them move across the US to join us by doing these next 3 things [and a few more...but [...]

Everything rises or falls on leadership. That statement captures an important truth about church planting. Good leadership can’t guarantee a church’s success, but it’s practically impossible for a church to survive for long without it. So, if leadership is so important, what makes a good leader? According to a survey of leadership studies conducted by [...]