In Acts 2, when Peter was inspired to preach mightily by the power of the Holy Spirit, he was evidencing an amazing amount of "faith casting." In that case, the place where they were meeting was affected by the presence of God in response to what the people were...
Planning to Reproduce Many churches have mission statements that reflect the Great Commandment and the Great...
There are some bad reasons to plant a church. Please understand, I love church planting. When I moved back into church...
One of the most common complaints I hear from churches is how they wish their introverted Senior Pastors were...
What’s a system? I define a system as the process of developing and leading a church that lays out a process all can...
“He shoots! He scores!” You hear the basketball announcers proclaim. “What a fade-away jumper!” and the crowd goes...
Church planting is a labor of love. Being a part of a new or expanded expression of the Bride of Christ should only be...
I met an interesting congregation on one of my teaching trips. They call themselves “The Oregon Community.” They were...
A friend and I were talking about the value of encouragement, and he said, “Hey, let me tell you a story.” Jared...
Success is not necessarily a numbers issue. I know plenty of large churches that may look successful on the outside,...
Missionary Identity The reality is, Christians are interlopers. We are strangers and foreigners. As Christians, I...
I was recently asked about worship resources within new and existing church contexts. This is by no means an...
Preaching. Countless people have done it and are doing it. And as we all know, there isn’t just one way of doing it....
Jeff and I are big fans of quotes. For communicators, a powerful quote that’s well placed will stir your listeners and/or readers. The following are some of our favorites — in fact this is a just a small part of several thousand on hand. Perhaps more quote books will follow… — God’s best to you and your communication gifts — may these be powerful tools in your hands! – Steve Sjogren