A few years ago I put out a list of 65 Church Planting books. That list has been accessed quite a lot over the past few years and a lot of people still ask me about it. My buddy JR Woodward has a top 10 list HERE. I decided it’s...
Most jobs have a static job description – the job is the same in the first year as it is in the fifth year. Church planting is not one of these jobs. When you start planting a church you are a missionary, or at least you should be. Missionaries baptize,...
Paul’s Advice to the Ephesians Elders: “28 Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. 29 I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in...
I wish i had a dollar for every time someone sarcastically said, “Really suffering for Jesus, huh” about the Praetorian Project’s next move to Kaneohe Bay, HI. I understand the sentiment, in fact, i’ve probably been guilty of a similar comment at some point in the past. A vision trip...
Got this from Matthew Hawkins today over at ERLC, Very interesting info about DC. See the source HERE. Bad news for all you Morning Tax readers in D.C.: Our Kelsey Snell reports that District residents have the lowest purchasing power in the country, according to a Tax Foundation analysis. ‘The value...
I’m elated about the good things that are going on in Iceland right now. We’ve been working to spread the gospel there for several years and over the years several other churches have joined our Iceland Project effort. The first video you will see here is an update video from...
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Ed Welch, the author of an extremely useful and challenging book called, When People are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency and the fear of Man.The interview was intended to be an episode on The Church...
Canadian church planter and missiologist Jeff Christopherson talks about assembling a team for a new church. Jeff contends that too many Christians involved in the early stages of a new church can be detrimental to your new church having a focus on reaching the lost. Catch the Latest Episode of...
A church planting prospectus is a helpful tool for explaining the vision of your new church to potential supporters and members. Dr. Mike Dodson, professor of church planting at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forrest, NC share’s his expertise on the subject with us. Catch the Latest Episode of...
Over the past few months I’ve been working to put together a podcast that would be a help to planters and sending churches. Each episode includes an interview with an expert in his/her respective field. Podcast guests include: Dave Harvey, author of “Am I Called” Mike McKinley, author of “Church...