Church Planting for the Rest of Us

VIDEO: Ray Ortlund on A29, Being Asked to Resign and More (Must See)

cpfortherestofus — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:36 +0000

At the recent AMBITION Boot Camp sponsored by Sojourn Community Church, I sat down to talk with Ray Ortlund about why he chose to plant with Acts 29, being asked to resign from a previous church and his “one thing” for church planters.

If you don’t yet know Ray, you should get to know him. In addition to being a scholar, A29 Pastor, and blogger at the Gospel Coalition, he and his wife are truly amazing people.

In Case You Missed It : The Best Blogs I Read Last Week

cpfortherestofus — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:19:32 +0000

As I mentioned last week, I am going to try to start sharing some of the best of what I read the previous week for your benefit as well. I will post them at the beginning of the week and call it “Best Blogs of Last Week” or something similar. Let me know if this is helpful.

The Church has Almost Nothing to Learn from Starbucks

10 Things That Drive Me Crazy About Working for a Church

Free Discussion Guide for The Trellis & the Vine

Send Your Best Men Out on Mission

10 Church Planter Qualities

Though I may not agree with everything the author said, I do think the content is largely helpful and would be worth your time.
Enjoy

Leadership Lessons from John Daker Pt. 1 (MUST SEE)

cpfortherestofus — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:00:40 +0000

So, all of us have moments that we wish had never happened.

Broccoli in the teeth.

Bad breath on the date.

Gas in the elevator (don’t lie, you know you did it).

I love this video (thanks Justin Taylor!) because it shows us one of THOSE moments.

And as you laugh…please don’t laugh at him.

Laugh because it IS funny and because this is the nature of life and because we’ve all been there.

And you will be there again.

Soon.

Just hopefully not this badly…

So watch this video and then read a few truths I pulled out below.

A Few Things We Can Learn about Church Leadership from John Daker:

1. For church revitalizers: sometimes the person who precedes you is a little (or a lot) shifty. Think the “piano lady.”

2. “Firstunitedmethodistchurch” is actually all one word. Get it right UMC’ers.

3. The song of life (and ministry) keeps playing whether you know what to say or not. So learn your Bible and listen to Jesus.

4. Nearly nothing in life and ministry goes as planned. You just have to press into Jesus and keep on going.

5. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY…be careful what you do on camera because it may end up on YouTube. ; )

Acts 29 Director Scott Thomas on Replanting and Responding to Criticism

cpfortherestofus — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:29 +0000

At the recent AMBITION Boot Camp, I talked with Scott Thomas about two things that he has lots of experience with–replanting churches and dealing with criticism.

As expected, Scott offers some sound counsel for both.

Watch, learn and help us spread the word.

5 Marks of Authentic Leadership (from Michael Hyatt):

cpfortherestofus — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:00:11 +0000

For my benefit (and yours), I use a feedreader and follow a number of blogs.

In the coming weeks, I hope to begin sharing and linking some of what I am learning from my own study.

Here’s a good post I read yesterday from Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishing on Leadership.

PS More from my conversation with Scott Thomas tomorrow.

VIDEO: Interview with A29 Director Scott Thomas : Top 5 Qualities for a Successful Church Planter

cpfortherestofus — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:35 +0000

At the recent AMBITION Bootcamp sponsored by Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, I sat down with Acts 29 Director Scott Thomas for a greatly helpful conversation.

In this interview, Scott shares some great wisdom on the Top 5 Qualities for a successful church planter, some wisdom for those considering planting, and his “one thing” for church planter.

This one is a “can’t miss.” Tweet it up.

VIDEO: Kevin Jamison on the Top 5 Church Planting Mistakes

cpfortherestofus — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:00:10 +0000

few weeks ago, I moderated a panel discussion as a joint event between the Sojourn Church Planting Center and my ministry “Church Planting for the Rest of Us.”

This is a great excerpt from my friend and A29 Pastor, Kevin Jamison, sharing what he considers the top 5 church planting mistakes guys often make.

The rest of the video is available HERE and HERE.

VIDEO INTERVIEW: Sovereign Grace’s Dave Harvey on Ambition and Humility, Discerning a Call, and More

cpfortherestofus — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:00:31 +0000

At the recent AMBITION Boot Camp sponsored by Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, KY, I sat down with Dave Harvey, Director of Church Planting and Church Care for Sovereign Grace Ministries to discuss discerning the call to church planting and the role of the church in that process, the balance between ambition and humility, and his ONE THING for church planters.

Dave is a great guy who drips with grace and wisdom and is a great gift to the Kingdom.

Leadership Lessons from the Dancing Guy (If you haven’t seen it, drop what you are doing and watch this.)

cpfortherestofus — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:25:50 +0000

Videos like THIS are why YouTube was created.

I was laughing so hard I couldn’t hear the guy’s “thoughtful commentary.” So if there is anything objectionable in it, sorry…

VIDEO: A29 Interviewed Me about My Calling to Plant and Pastoring My Family

cpfortherestofus — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:00:47 +0000

Last Fall, at the Houston Boot Camp, Acts 29 interviewed me about my call to church planting and pastoring my family. Hopefully this will encourage you to consider your own calling and pastoring your own family.