A church planting friend of mind sent me this video a couple of weeks ago and I got a kick out of it. It’s sort of an inside joke among church planters that all you need is piles of cash, a couple nice pair of jeans and a trendy haircut to plant a church…
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We have been looking for ways to reach out to and serve our community as we prepare for launching our new church. We recently contacted the Westfield Fire Department and asked if we could put together an appreciation luncheon for the fire fighters as a way of saying thank you for what they do…
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As if our weekend wasn’t full enough already, my talented brother and a former student from our youth ministry drove down to help us tackle a whirlwind video project. We wanted to film a couple of promotional videos for our church plant while everyone was here but we had very limited time to do it…
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With each of the 12 disciples, he told them, “follow me” and yet this man who had been healed by Jesus and begged to go with him was sent away. As a casual reader we look at this story and…
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We moved down to Indianapolis to plant a church that will be launching in January but getting people to go to our church isn’t our highest priority. Crazy thing for a church planter to say, isn’t it? People start…
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Many churches, in an attempt to reach more people, built large, elaborate structures that they are now dragging like a ball and chain behind them. Instead of opening up new opportunities for ministry, they have found that their ministry now consists of making desperate appeals on Sunday to bring enough in to pay the utilities…
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As the plans and dreams for our church plant continue to take shape, I’ve been thinking about what it means to cast compelling vision. I wonder if we’ve perhaps placed too much emphasis on getting people to follow our vision instead of finding ways to…
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I’ve observed a lot of different leadership models for new churches but one in particular intrigued me. There’s a church I’ve gotten to know where two pastors share the leadership responsibilities equally as co-pastors. If you would have asked me three years ago I would have said…
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It has always intrigued me to hear the competitive language some churches have adopted when referring to other churches in the area. Some marketing techniques are more akin to those used by a car dealership trying edge out the competition…
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Yesterday we had the privilege to attend the launch of City Community Church (t), an amazing new church being planted in downtown Indianapolis. Nathan, Erik and the rest of their team hit it out of the park with a worship set and message that clearly set the stage for what this church is about and [...]
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