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So If You ARE Going to be Bi-Vocational, Which Kind of Job Should You Choose?

To Be or Not to Be Bi-Vocational? That is the Question (At Least for Today)

One of the Best Church Planting Proposals I’ve Ever Seen pt. 2

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.

VIDEO: Jeff Vanderstelt (@jeffvanderstelt) Explains the Missional Community Model

A few months ago, I sat down with Jeff Vandersteldt, Acts 29 Western Vice President, and talked about the “missional community” church model. As you would expect, Jeff shares his unique and challenging perspective on this topic and offers some sound counsel for both established and new church pastors considering this model. Listen. Learn. Tweet.

Just a Few Quick Thoughts on Vision

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 [...]

VIDEO: Steve Timmis (@stimmis) on Prayer (MUST SEE!)

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Do You Drink Coffee? Do You Want to Help Plant Churches? Join us.

A few weeks ago, I sat down with Casey Cease, Acts 29 Pastor and President of 29 Coffee – a great company that is doing business with a great “Kingdom mindset.” They sell great coffee (our church uses it so we know…) and half of the profits go to planting Gospel-centered churches. For example, for [...]

If You Are Concerned You Are a Poser and Not a Planter, Here’s What to Do:

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 [...]

Are You a Planter or a Poser?

When I was in junior high I was a skater. Well, sort of. I wasn’t very good, but I had skate clothes, a good board, and was eventually able to go up on a quarter pipe, turn around and come down without killing myself. I wasn’t Tony Hawk but I was better than your grandma [...]

If You Are Interested in Missional Communities, This is a Goldmine…

This simple website has a treasure trove of resources answering many frequently asked questions for missional community ministy such as: What are missional communities? How do you transition your small group to  a missional community? How do we help our church become more missional? Of course, like anything else, you probably won’t agree with everything [...]