Am I a Church Planter?
Every young man that considers church planting asks the question, “Am I a Church Planter?” It is the question I asked myself many years...
Six Reasons Your Church Welcome Ministry Is More Important Than Ever
“We are the friendliest church in town.”
That sentence or something very similar is the most common statement we’ve heard in interviews we conducted with...
7 Benefits of an Often Overlooked Planning Tool: the Pre-mortem
Jesus recognized the role good planning plays in life and ministry. He said, Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit...
How the Stand and Greet Time Disappeared In Churches (and How to Replace It)
You don’t hear much about it today, but it was a topic of amusing debate a few years ago.
Its most common name was “stand...
Planting Gospel Hope In the Hardest Places
Most of us can’t imagine trying to raise a family on just 50 cents a day. Yet deep poverty is the reality for one...
Seven Ways Your Church Must Deal with Rapid Change
Though it is cliché, change is the constant in our culture. Even before COVID, the world was changing steadily and constantly. When the pandemic...
Why Social Media Won’t Grow Your Church the Way You Hoped (building on Digital...
There’s a tension you’re probably feeling as a church leader when it comes to social media. No matter how many new followers you gain,...
4 Great Resources for Good Preaching
I asked people on Twitter to share the characteristics of what they thought comprised a good sermon. I compiled their helpful thoughts and came...
Contagious Churches by Jim Graff
Are you praying for insight about how your church can impact the unchurched? I remember thinking – “If our church ever becomes popular among the...
20 questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Considering Planting a Church
Written by Dr. J. Allen Thompson, President of the International Church Planting Center in Atlanta, and coordinator of multicultural church planting for Mission to...