No Excuses: Village Church
"We must not confuse Jesus with the imperfect people who try to follow him."
Tag: From the Front Lines
We Plan, But God Directs: The Bridge Church
"We learned an important lesson that week: Sometimes God calls you to exchange your plans for his, in order to care for his people."
Privileged to Be Called ‘Planter’: Storyline Fellowship
"What has surprised us the most in this church planting adventure? The faithfulness of God to answer prayers of desperation."
Play to Your Strengths: Storyline Fellowship
"The longer I serve as a church planter, the more I’m convinced that God has wired me to pastor a particular kind of church."
Chalk It up to Providence: Mosaic Christian Church
“Sometimes aspiring church planters ask me how to grow a launch team. I tell them, ‘God must bless it or it won’t work.’”
Copy Systems, Create Culture: Mosaic Christian Church
"I realized that my temptation when planting a church was to copy the culture of several great churches I loved."
Working Toward a Spiritual Revival: Madison Church
"It became apparent that the most missional thing we could do in Madison was start a community-centric church."
When God Comes Through: Madison Church
"God showed us again that if we’re authentically seeking him in the things we do, then he’ll give us what we need."
It Feels Like Home: Village Church
“I love my city. It is a really cool place to live, and Village Church is a ‘cool’ church, but neither one of those things is the point.”
A Season of Tough Lessons: Village Church
"I’m learning most of these lessons the hard way, but our church is better for it."