Do You Need to Re-Launch Your Church Plant?
I spend as much time or more coaching those planters who are almost ready to give up or close down... Read more

3 Imperatives to Staff Transition so Corporate America Doesn’t Look Better Than The Church
Possibly one of the hardest roles of a church planter/pastor/leader is making the decision that it... Read more

The Top 7 Things That Almost Guarantee Your Church Plant Will Win
So…you are one of the crazies trying to start SOMETHING out of NOTHING? There are a MILLION... Read more

How to &^%*&^%&^$* Your Church Plant or Current Church by Not Leaving Well
Well, that title says it all. You can fill in any words you want for the characters that will no... Read more

3 Gut Checks to Stop Planting Worship Services and Begin to Start Planting Churches!
A Bob Roberts quote really caught my attention lately. He said, “We don’t plant churches in... Read more

Without These 5 Staff Positions, Your Church Plant Will Probably Fail
5 positions? I know, you can’t even afford 1, right? Well, that is part of the issue to begin... Read more

The #1 Thing (Plus A Few Other Quick Ones] That You Should Ask Yourself Before Moving To Plant Somewhere For The 1st Or 5th Time
“Should I move? Should I plant again? Should I go somewhere else, because this doesn’t... Read more

This ONE Thing WILL Kill Your Church Plant If You Don’t Do It!
History shows that outside of the Holy Spirit and the providence of God that the #1 reason new... Read more

The Greatest Challenge Church Planters Face
The greatest challenge most planters face outside of raising up a launch team or raising funds is... Read more

The ONE Thing That Church Planting is All About
As a planter, I used to stand up in front of people all the time and say: “If ONE person... Read more

3 Things I Have Learned About Small Towns and Hard to Reach Places
My blog is called UTTERMOST, because our family has been called to “Go where no one else wants to... Read more