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If you’ve planted a church, and you’re honest with yourself, really honest, you might admit things have not turned out quite like you had planned. While others around you seem to be doing great things for God – baptizing, adding services, etc., you may still be struggling to figure things out. You’re not alone.   I’ve been in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

So…you are one of the crazies trying to start SOMETHING out of NOTHING? There are a MILLION things you are thinking that you need to do…but here are my top 7 focuses when starting with a blank slate, that I believe if you pursue, with the help of the Holy Spirit, you will win. 1. [...]

Vision. We all talk about it. Its importance, it’s power, it’s ability to draw people and resources. But some lessons associated with vision will never come from the mouths of  others, you may hear them, but you will have to EXPERIENCE them. Once you see them, they will always remain etched in your soul… Salty [...]

Church planting takes a lot out of you. When we planted the second time, my wife set herself to see much less of me for the first year—she had learned the first time. Much is written about the process, relationships and structures involved in multiplying churches. But one thing we can easily overlook is the [...]

“Should I move? Should I plant again? Should I go somewhere else, because this doesn’t seem to be working as well as I thought it would, and ________________ seems like a great place to plant.”   These are some of the calls I get. And it seems soooo romantic to move from a struggling place [...]