by Travis Stephens | Mar 18, 2024 | Church Leadership, Small Church / Rural Church
I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that most small-town pastors tend to be very relational. It’s hard to get hired as a pastor in a small town if you’re not. Most small-town churches are looking for a shepherd that will do a good job tending to the...
by Ed Stetzer | Jan 10, 2024 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism, Small Church / Rural Church
MISSIONARY IDENTITY The reality is, Christians are interlopers. We are strangers and foreigners. As Christians, I believe we should always be more driven by our missionary identity than we are by our national identity, our political identity, our environmental...
by Jason Taylor | Dec 22, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
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, and the...
by Brian Jones | Dec 20, 2023 | Church Health, Church Leadership
If every Senior Pastor reading this would… Seek God’s face for next year’s ministry Write down what they believe God wants them to do Translate those dreams into SMART goals Turn those annual goals into daily prayer affirmations And storm the throne room of God every...
by Jeff Hoglen | Dec 13, 2023 | Church Leadership
Hey, Church Planting Family! You know what they say, right? “78.6% of stats are made up on the spot.” Ha! That’s just a little humor for all my stat-loving friends out there – don’t get all ruffled now, it’s just a joke. But seriously, I...