There’s no debating the credentials of GCA’s trainters. They are all seasoned practitioners. They’re not gurus. They’re not celebritiy pastors. They’re experts. But they’re experts in a specific sense. They don’t claim to be experts at church planting ‘[...]
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February 5th, 2011 - 3:07 pm § in Uncategorized
Mistake #9: Not Understanding that the Good News is for the Lost & Found
This is the ninth 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 professor, I think I’ve finally learned that one of the best kept secrets to surviving well in the[...]
December 27th, 2010 - 11:16 pm § in Uncategorized
Mistake #8: Not Initiating Supportive Relationships
This is the eighth 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 professor, I think I’ve finally learned that one of the best kept secrets to surviving well in th[...]
September 19th, 2010 - 6:52 pm § in Church Planter Spouse, Church Planters Personal Life, Church Planting, Greatest Mistakes, Practice, Steve's Posts, Uncategorized
Mistake #7: Not Understanding Product Living VS Process Living
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” 2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV) This is the seventh 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[...]
July 25th, 2010 - 9:58 pm § in Uncategorized
Mistake #6: Not Understanding the Priority of People Over Programs
“If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness.” 2 Corinthians 11:30 (ESV) This is the sixth 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[...]
May 27th, 2010 - 8:18 pm § in Uncategorized
West Africa 2010 Update
We’ve finally heard from Steve, who is in Africa this week for the 2010 GCA West Africa Church Planting Institute. He’s been keeping busy with his team. It sounds like things are going well, though. Here’s a summary of what he had to say (it’s a little stream-of-conscio[...]
April 25th, 2010 - 12:04 pm § in Uncategorized
Great “Keeping the Heart” Quotes from John Flavel (17th century)
“There are some men and women who have lived forty or fifty years in the world and have scarcely had one hour’s discourse with their own hearts all the while.” “He who will keep his heart must take heed of plunging himself into such a multiplicity of earthly business that he cannot manage it[...]
September 5th, 2009 - 10:00 pm § in Uncategorized
Multi-Generational Church Planting: An Observation, Concern & Suggestion by Martin Ban
Great trends are developing in church plants. New plants are emphasizing all means of grace (word, sacrament, prayer) in balanced proportions in liturgies. Right on! Also, new plants are sprouting in non- traditional domains– right on with that as well. Here’s my observation and my[...]
September 5th, 2009 - 9:01 pm § in Uncategorized
“Sincerity is Gospel Perfection” Godly Characteristic #13 of 24 by Thomas Watson
Thomas Watson offers twenty four characteristics of a godly person drawn from the Scriptures. This is the thirteenth characteristic he lists. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. Ephesians 6:24 (KJV) #13 A godly person is a sincere person. . . [...]
August 21st, 2009 - 8:50 pm § in Uncategorized
Living in the Power of the Gospel by Piper, Bridges, Childers and Keller available in Spanish
Living in the Power of the Gospel by John Piper, Jerry Bridges, Steve Childers and Tim Keller (edited by Jerry Cross) was recently published in Spanish (as Vivir en el poder del Evangelio) by Lighthouse Publications’ Harmony Books division in Mexico City. The publisher notes, “Learn how God&[...]
July 31st, 2009 - 12:55 pm § in Uncategorized
Help GCA Cause Over the 600 Barrier: Meet Member 599!
Cindy Sawyer This is a great organization–really God centered and down to earth! God’s doing some very cool things through GCA… Cindy joined the cause: Global Church Advancement 599 members – $535 raised Susan Reel likes this![...]
July 20th, 2009 - 10:45 am § in Uncategorized
A Dear Friend’s Prayer for My Daughter in Mission
God of all Mercy God of all Grace, God of all Hope, here this prayer of your handmaid: In the name of Him who left His home, His throne and came to us born as a poor insignificant infant, born of a woman making a difficult journey, Hear my prayer for Cara as [...][...]
July 19th, 2009 - 1:43 pm § in Uncategorized
Five Things New Planters Should Know by Jonathan Dodson
It’s been well said, “Undoubtedly the first years of church planting are hardest and most volatile for the church planter – which is why so many churches never make it past their childhood, as the planter implodes under the pressure brought on from lack of resources, exhaustion and lonelin[...]