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Never Forget the Basics
There is a famous quote by Coach Vince Lombardi to his football team, the Greenbay Packers; “Gentlemen, this is a football…” Church planting can become lots of things, from models and styles, to demographics to cool names, signs and logos. … Continue reading
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Mistake #6 – Not managing people well
A good friend of mine once told me, “in ministry, hold people accountable to their call not the task”. He said it takes a lot more energy to hold people accountable to a task, because the weight is on you … Continue reading
My day with Bob Logan
I just spent the day with Bob Logan, one of the church planting Gurus of North America. Bob has dedicated his career to helping church planters succeed in fulfilling their calling. He is the author of The Churchplanters Tool Kit, … Continue reading
Mistake #7 – Spending too much time on the wrong things
There are things I like to do, things I can do, and things I am good at, but those are not necessarily the things I need to do. The former things are usually the things I have some strength in, … Continue reading
Mistake #8 – Giving too much time to the wrong people
I love people. I like hanging out with them, learning from them, listen to them. I enjoy helping people know Jesus and how to walk with him. I love laughing with people and challenging people to think beyond themselves and … Continue reading
The Masterplan of Evangelism
This is a book every church planter should read annually. Robert E. Coleman. The Master Plan of Evangelism. Michigan: Fleming H. Revell, 1993. Biographical Sketch of the Author Robert Coleman is the Director of the School of World Missions and … Continue reading
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A great list of books
Derek Sivers is one of the guys I try to keep an eye on. Here is his bio (from his website) http://sivers.org/about Derek Sivers is best known as the founder of CD Baby. A professional musician (and circus clown) since … Continue reading
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A Picture of Multicultural Churchplanting
One day, a friend called. A guy from Iran that I had lead to the Lord and baptized. He wanted to know if he could bring someone by to talk to me who was ‘interested in changing his religion’. Soon … Continue reading
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Mistake #9 – Not Understanding and Embracing Cultural Nuances
Exegeting the Community, studying it, understanding it is important and it is more than understanding the demographics of a place. Each community has their own ‘language’. Everyone may speak English (predominately) , but culturally there is the language of values, … Continue reading
Mistake # 10 – Relying on Denominational Support
“Like clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of gifts he does not give.” Proverbs 25:14 Church planting is currently a way for denominations to show success, that is not a bad thing, but their definition of … Continue reading
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