Whimsical Holiness: The Key of Incarnational Life
A few years ago, I wrote about a concept in my book The Tangible Kingdom, which I believe is the key to Christian engagement...
The Importance of Kindness
Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. Affection, gentleness, warmth, concern, and care are words that are associated with...
How Many Churches Did the Apostle Paul Start?
Some have said that Paul only started 14 churches in his lifetime. If so that is a remarkable thing, but I tend to think...
Make Kindness Great Again (Clean the Toilets Tour)
You say you’ve never seen a 16′ tall inflated toilet? Me neither…
Why?
Let’s face it — the world is in desperate need of the healing...
“Working With Other Churches”
In the years we have been doing outreach—lots of years now—we have consistently seen that the most powerful moments have come when several churches...
Mistakes I Hope to Make In 2020
Sometimes the best mistakes are premeditated.
We can sometimes assume that to lose in any way is a horrible thing that must be avoided...
Do You Really Care about Evangelism? If So, You Need To...
We are likely all familiar with Jonah, who was a prophet of the Lord.
Jonah lived during a time of relative prosperity for the nation...
Thank God for “EGRs”
When we started a church in Cincinnati, I had as many as three jobs at once to make ends meet. My favorite was driving...
Tips For Reaching Your Community
All warfare is contingent on the climate, geography, and environmental conditions of the battlefield. This is equally true for spiritual warfare, or as we...
Do The Work Of An Evangelist
Do you have to be an Evangelist to be effective in evangelism?
But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of...
Outreach and the Outward Focused Life
I believe everyone can learn to create God Space.
What is God Space?
God Space is a space which we create by faith. God Space is...
Lean Church Planting
How do you start a church with very little or no funding? We call this "Lean church Planting" :)
How can you make a difference...
How to make a difference in your city
Did you know Jesus has a plan for you in the city He has sent you to? In Luke 8:26-38, a once demon-possessed man is...
Are We Reaching Out or Rearranging the Body of Christ?
Someone sent me a tweet recently that I’ve been thinking about. He asked about mega-churches and if many of the people they attract simply...
Church Planting… or Church Connoisseur-ism
I made a decision a long time ago that I never want to be thought of as a negative person, but some things are...
Let The Adventure Begin
Life in the Kingdom is really about learning to live life, continually aware of God’s presence. Every believer should practice awareness and practice noticing...
“Ready, aim. Ready, aim. Ready, aim…”
Ready, aim. Ready, aim...
Sometimes leaders come across like they are a stuttering, dyslexic firing squad – continually using this as the motto above.
That’s all...
Multiplication Won’t Happen Without ___________.
Recently, someone asked me to boil down the concept of multiplication as far as I possibly can. So here goes.
Looking at many of the...
Walking In Constant Kindness OR Planned Outreaches
I run into people regularly who openly wonder how to lead others in the realm of outreaches. "If we are walking in the Spirit...
Free Resource – Wondered Into Anyone’s Heart Lately?
Doug Pollock is part of Kindness Outreach Ministries, the 501c-3 organization that hosts this site - churchplanting.com as well as www.kindnessoutreach.com and www.Steve...
