Church Planting

4 Foundations for Successful Church Planting

Fueled by the passion of a calling, having committed themselves in prayer, and by playing a long game of patience and persistence, successful church planters establish effective churches by walking in a manner worthy of the purpose to which they’ve been called.

When Bigger Isn’t Better

All kinds of churches will reach all kinds of people that your current church is not reaching. Bigger is not better. More is better.

ACTS Church Lakeway: An Incubator for Church Planters

The plan was to incubate church planters within existing churches and then release them after six to nine months to plant the network’s next church

Vanishing Evangelism: The Sobering Case of Church Plants and Evangelism

“Two-thirds of church plants have mostly connected with people who were already a part of a church.”

Planning to Plant a Church? Read This First

"Not all planning practices are equal. Planning is most effective when the correct planning style is applied."

Church Planting With a 91-Year-Old Hugging Usher

"One person who was excited about seeing new generations come to know Jesus was a 91-year-old woman named Ruth."

Special Report: The State of Church Planting Today

"All the experts say that establishing new churches is the single most effective way to spread the gospel to a broken world.”

5 Reasons to Go Bivocational

"I’m not claiming it’s wrong to minister full-time; merely that it’s not always right."

3 Challenges in Urban Ministry

Ed Stetzer: "While cities are an excellent place for gospel advancement, urban ministry is not without its challenges."

Does a Church’s Name Really Matter?

One pastor explains the origin of his church's name and why it accurately represents his congregation.

Incarnational Ministry: Living Big in Small Places

Hugh Halter: "Jesus' public life was an outgrowth of his subterranean existence as he lived among people in the margins."