Here's the thing nobody tells you about church planting: it almost never starts with a grand vision statement or a five-year strategic plan. More often than not, it starts with pizza crumbs on your coffee table and someone saying, "Why can't church feel more like this?" If that sounds familiar, keep reading. Because what you're [...]
Your church can have the best coffee in town, the most dynamic worship experience, and a preaching style that would make Billy Graham proud. But if you're not creating disciples who make other disciples, you're running a spiritual coffee shop, not building a movement. Harsh? Maybe. True? Absolutely. I've consulted with hundreds of church plants [...]
Hey there, church planters! By faith, I'm believing that you are outward-focused and reaching people who were from Christ. So let's talk about turning those new believers into disciple-making machines (okay, maybe just faithful followers of Jesus for now). We know we need a process for discipleship. It doesn't happen by accident. The Hard [...]