Where It All Begins Shifts to Make for a Return to Disciple Making
The church grows up into maturity as each part is working properly, building itself up in love, which requires a return to disciple making.
Church Planting
Are We Following the God of What Works?
5 barriers to conversion-based church planting
Why Do We Plant Churches? The Essence of Successful Church Planting
We evangelize and we multiply, understanding that the essence of successful church planting isn't about numbers, but about treasuring Christ together.
7 Pivotal Church Planter Insights for Leaders
When I was a new church planter, we ran from anyone who had any church affiliation. They werent our target. We didnt want to offend other churches. In doing so, we robbed ourselves of potential leaders and kept some people from following the ministry God had laid on their heart. Gaining valuable church planter insights can prevent these pitfalls.
Planting a Church That Outlives Itself
The church in Antioch no longer exists, but it's legacy continues today.
Don’t Overcomplicate Evangelism
The unbelievers who show up at church are there because someone invited them outside the walls of the church.
How to Build a Church-Planting Culture at Your Church
Discover the essential keys to building a thriving church-planting culture within your congregation for healthy church growth.
5 Things for Church Planters to Remember
Essential encouragements as you start new churches
Next-Level Church Planting Strategy
Every generation shapes the church for the generation to come, but today we may be at a particularly malleable hinge point for Next-Level Church Planting Strategy.
Go and Be: Church Revitalization Efforts
Pastor Gary Moritz and his wife Jana say they fell into church revitalization by default. City United Church in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, thrived in its heyday with a daycare, a Christian school, a radio station and a 1,000-seat auditorium. However, when Gary and Jana were called to serve there in 2012, the church was in bankruptcy, and fewer than 70 congregants remained, marking a significant challenge for their church revitalization efforts.
