New Churches | Resources for Church Planting

You might not think of yourself as a visionary because when you think of visionaries, you might think of Walt Disney or someone who started a major tech company. They tend to thrive in theory and have cutting-edge ideas. Do you consider yourself more...

You were not born a pastor, you were born a person.
As Charles Dickens once said, “This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.”
Without receiving yourself as a person, the pastor part of you–which is found somewhere inside of that–has no chance but to eventually become a persona, which is the aspect of someone’s character that is presented to or perceived by others. When we choose...

Few hurts hurt like church hurt. People join churches expecting a place of love, grace, and safety–a place that looks and feels like the heart of Jesus. Sadly, the reality of sin often messes that up, and people get hurt. This is especially painful when...

Appropriate church planting metrics are a thorny topic that many of us struggle with. How do you know if it’s going well? How can you tell? Is it simply a matter of counting? And if so, what do we count? Attendees, baptisms, staff members, compliments...