Church Planting for the Rest of Us

There are some things that just don’t go together no matter how hard you try. Oil and vinegar. Argyle and plaid. Dwight and Jim. And there are some things that should go together and still often don’t. Engines once disassembled. The government and careful spending.  Church planters and humility. Now before you stop reading and [...]

Friends, it is my privilege to introduce my favorite blogger in the whole world…my wife. Please share this with your wife as it may help you both. – Dustin   Every time I speak with a church planting wife, she always asks the same question: “What is my role in this?” It’s a good question [...]

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 [...]