Why do church planting? Most of what you will read here assumes that you agree church planting is something that we should even be doing. Yet, even if you do support church planting as a worthy cause, it’s worth taking a moment to back up and give this question some thought. After all, w[...]
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January 27th, 2010 - 10:40 am § in Church Planting
Essentials: Worship
Note: Casey Johnson is an M.Div. student at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He is at the GCA Conference this week and is going through the “Essentials” course. He shared his thoughts with us on the Worship module, which was taught by Jason Sears. In very brief, bullet-poi[...]
January 26th, 2010 - 11:42 pm § in Church Planting
Church Planting: Using Technology and Social Media
This year’s conference consists of 13 sessions. In keeping with past years, there are two tracks. The Foundations track is for church planters who are just getting started. They may still be in the planning stages, or in the first year or two of planting. The “Essentials” t[...]
January 26th, 2010 - 11:30 am § in Church Planting
North American Church Planting Conference Starts Today!
Today we’re excited. Today marks the beginning of our North American Church Planting Conference in Orlando, FL. We have spent awhile getting things ready and even now attendees are showing up to register. We’ll be updating this blog periodically over the course of the conference with[...]
January 20th, 2010 - 8:10 am § in Church Planting, Steve's Posts
My Top Ten Mistakes In Ministry–That I Can Share Publicly: Mistake # 3
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” 2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV) This is the fourth in a series of blog posts called, “My Top Ten Mistakes in Ministry (That I Can Share Publicly)” After many years of ministry experience as a church planter, pastor and seminary p[...]
November 15th, 2009 - 1:32 am § in Church Planting, Greatest Mistakes, Networks, Practice, Steve's Posts
My Top Ten Mistakes In Ministry–That I Can Share Publicly: Mistake # 2
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” 2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV) This is the third in a series of blog posts called, “My Top Ten Mistakes in Ministry (That I Can Share Publicly)” After many years of ministry experience as a church planter, pastor and seminary p[...]
September 13th, 2009 - 8:39 pm § in Church Planter Spouse, Church Planting
Research Findings on Church Planting Wives: 6 Primary Sources, 8 Secondary Sources
The following factors provided the greatest sources of satisfaction or stress for church planting wives. These findings are taken from a research study conducted in North American among PCA church planting spouses of various ethnicities in both urban and suburban settings. This research was conduct[...]