Learn To Delegate Influence
Learning to not only delegate work but influence is one of the most inspiring tasks of a church planter and good leader.
After having poured...
Very Good Church Planting News
I’ve spent my adult life making disciples and multiplying churches. That has often been a lonely road to walk.
For years the general attitude in...
Three Church-Planting Practices That Need To Die
Over the years, I’ve seen lots of great church-planting practices, and many not-so-great ones. Too many churches open and then close too often because...
Trends in Church Planting
In this quick video, Steve Sjogren speaks on the topic of trends and mindsets within church planting. Do you have to have a large...
The Master Carpenter’s Blueprint for Making Disciples
What is the relationship between making disciples and carpentry? To those who are unfamiliar with the Gospels, there is no apparent relationship. To those...
Thanks California For Fresh Perspective
My wife and I had an opportunity to visit California this month. We spent a few days with friends, making ministry plans and building...
Serving Projects That Reflect The Personality Of Your Group
“We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works” Eph. 2:10, NKJV.
We all have distinct personalities. If you are the parent of...
Defining Discipleship
https://youtu.be/NNFSFd5g6NA
Matthew 28:19–20: “Go therefore and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,...
Creating Momentum
English Language Learners Definition of momentum. : the strength or force that something has when it is moving. : the strength or force that...
Unsung Heroes
When my wife and I planted our first church, we went alone. We didn’t know any better. We thought that we just needed to...
The Demise of Cash and Checks
The other day I said something online about writing a check and I
received guffaws from some of my colleagues. I didn’t...
Words + Deeds = Amazing Momentum!
Words of love need to be connected with deeds of love. Human nature being what it causes us to gravitate to serving...
Finding the Right Church Plant Model: An Introduction to Church Models
A few years ago we got another car. Well, truthfully, Donna (my wife) made me get one. To be completely honest, she went and bought...
Doing Something New
I was interviewed a few years ago, by the Suncrest Church that I planted in 1994 in southeast Chicagoland for a New Year’s Sunday...
Making Disciples in an Entitlement Culture
Call me old school. Throughout my education, I worked hard to achieve. Academic and athletic achievements did not come easy, or so it seems....
Finish Your Sermon by 11 a.m. Monday
I want to show you how you can finish your sermons, every single week, by Monday at 11 a.m.
Yes, you heard me right.
I promise...
Stadia – Church Planting Network
Stadia brings people and churches together to transform lives and communities through church planting. Stadia strives to provide the BEST planter care possible to...
Expansion, Growth and the Proactive Pastor
I have been thinking and praying about the upcoming new year and my plans, goals, and dreams. I don't want to be a reactive...
Two Classics That Are Worth Reading Again
Recommended reading for all church planters and pastors.
These 2 books should be on your "must read" list. If you have read them in the...
Christmas on the Mission Field
I have spent some time on the mission field. My involvement was weeks or at times months at a time. I have a special...
