How About We Listen & Serve
Recently I have been helping a young church planter who is in the process of starting a Mandarin... Read more
The Wholehearted Church Planter
Patrick, patron saint of Ireland, is recalled as one of history’s most devoted followers of... Read more
Planting Churches Out of the Whole Character of God
The Missional Church movement, in which I really believe, emphasizes that starting churches (and... Read more
New Church Baby Showers
Just like human babies need all kinds of things to give them a good start in life, new baby... Read more
How To Decide Where To Plant Churches
While this post may be useful for individual church planters, it is really intended for either... Read more
Bring on the Green
Thinking about green everything today, thanks to Saint Patrick’s Day, and decided to write about... Read more
Considering Core Values
The core values of a new church help form the foundation of who and what the church is about. They... Read more
A Few Good Resources for Global-Local Church Planting
Two recent books have been particularly useful to me as one who cares about engaging local church... Read more
The Art & Spirit of Church Planter Assessments
O.K. I confess. I am an obsessive assessor. Almost as soon as I meet people I pop the questions,... Read more
What You Don’t Need to Know to Start a Church
My first church planting experience was 32 years ago on an Apache reservation in Arizona. I was a... Read more
Thoughts On The Multisite Church Movement From A Church Planting Strategist
A new article released by Leadership Network claims that there are now over 5,000 multisite... Read more
Church Planting from a Female Perspective
Church planting has been in my bones for over thirty years, but I have been female for twice that... Read more
Church Planting Movements: Structural Implications
Only God can cause a church planting movement, but having wholly affirmed this, let’s acknowledge... Read more
Church Planting and the Art of Remembering
A large percentage of church planters are newcomers to the places where they start churches. They... Read more
Who Are They? Advice from a Demographic Geek
I am self-professed demographic geek. By seventh grade I was already analyzing and interpreting... Read more
Church Planting: Systems Thinking
In the San Francisco Bay Area, leaders with whom I connect are working together to frame a more... Read more
Church Starting And The Parting of Ways
Abraham the faithful lived during an exceptionally transitional era of human history. It was a time... Read more
Celebrating Incarnation: The Church Planter as Artist
The holy day we celebrate this month is about the Son who submitted himself to incarnation,... Read more
For the Least (Reached) of These
The church world “is often motivated by a culture of success. We recruit, fund, celebrate,... Read more
Out of the Algorithm, Into the Mystery!
There are two great tasks for the Church in North America today. First, we must do everything we... Read more
QR Codes and Some Ways to Use Them in Church Planting
A QR code (which stands for quick response) is a two dimensional bar code that looks like a black... Read more
Church Planting and the Urbanization of the Rich
For many years I have prayed for new churches to be started in the city of San Francisco where I... Read more
