Church Planting for the Rest of Us

On the football field, one of the things that makes a good quarterback is his ability to quickly assess a changing situation and make changes to gain as much yardage as possible even if the play comes apart. The same is true for church leaders–especially church planters. As I mentioned in my last post, part [...]

For most of us, the church planting process brings two churches into our lives: 1. The church we think we are going to plant. 2. The church that actually gets planted. It is the men who are able to successfully navigate the distance between these two churches that are still standing after the first few [...]

Here’s another winner for you gang. If you haven’t planted, download this thing and use it as a template. If you already have, download this and use it for your future planters. Thanks to Brett Wagner for his hard work on this great document. Click Redeemer Vision Packet to get it.

A few weeks back, I began a series unpacking some of what I think is required to be an effective church planter. You can catch those posts HERE , HERE and HERE if you missed them. Today, I want to add the next installment by asking what is perhaps the most important question of all [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I began a series involving what I think it takes to be a successful church planter with a post entitled “Are You a Planter or a Poser?” Apparently, it struck a chord with quite a few folks. If you missed it, you can catch it HERE. Today, I want to [...]

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Click HERE to read it if you haven’t yesterday’s post. If you have, keep reading. This post is primarily for 2 groups of people: 1. Those of you who may have been leaning toward planting and you are now concerned that maybe you shouldn’t be. 2. Those who may be already a short distance into [...]