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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 [...]

Say the word “Seattle” and you will hear endless complaints about the lack of sunshine, but that is not the real challenge of living in the Pacific Northwest. The countless days of dreary cloud-cover are only emblematic of the spiritual gloom that overshadows the hearts and minds of so many. Unlike any other place I [...]

After seven cancer surgeries and two heart attacks – I’m an old man who has nothing to lose by speaking his mind.  It would mean a lot to me for some of you to respond… It’s my view that the average person attending the average church today is simply lost.  I recently asked a pastor [...]

As a graduate professor, I have determined that students in Ph.D. programs fall into two basic categories: doctoral students and students enrolled in doctoral programs. Doctoral students go beyond the call of duty, while students in doctoral programs simply answer the call of duty. Doctoral students are internally motivated; they are driven to make a [...]

No matter where or how a church is being planted, obstacles are part of the story. Obstacles come in all shapes and sizes. A planter called me one day seeking help with a financial obstacle. He needed money and he wondered if I could give him a list of people who would be eager to [...]

Somebody here needs to be reminded that there are some things that only God can do.   At times that can seem scary, but mostly it is comforting to remember who is really in charge. This morning I was reading from Matthew 20:29-34…about the two blind men whom Jesus healed as he left Jericho, en route [...]

I’ve gone to a number of church planting conferences that feature plenary speakers who lead large churches who “planted” and “succeeded” in a big way. Maybe you’ve been to the same conferences. I put those words in parentheses because when you dig into their stories it is apparent many of their quick success stories make [...]