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Resources for Church Planting
The practice of hospitality: Your home on mission
To develop healthy disciple-making practices, we must recapture the art of hospitality. Our castle or His …
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User Guide – Planting Projector
The Planting Projector is a tool created to help church planting catalysts and church planters work …
The planter as generalist: Delegation
What is the vision God has given you for your church? What are the dreams you …
The planter as generalist: Administration
On a scale from 1-10, my administration skills fall somewhere between 1 and a separate scale …
The planter as generalist: Fund raising
I was recently in a conversation with a friend that was all too familiar. It had …
The planter as generalist: Counseling
Anyone that has ever attempted to start a business quickly learned this truth: There is a …
The planter as generalist: Leadership development
Church planting, when done properly, is proof that God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. …
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The planter as generalist: Intro
The label “intern” used to be code word for the person who does anything and everything …
5 Ways to prepare for church planting
For most church planters, the season prior to planting feels much like the engagement season leading …
Why does the Send Network exist? This is a great question and one that you should …
Five ways a Sending Church can support the family of a planter
Steve Canter, Send City Missionary for New York City, explains how Sending Churches can care for …
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What does it mean to preach the gospel?
Busy. How many times have you heard someone say that word this week? How many times …
If you’ve heard me speak or if you’ve read any of my books, what I’m about …
Last week I introduced you to, or reminded you of, a concept called identity amnesia: Christians …
“When I see someone baptized, I see myself,” says Martin Haghani. Martin planted Iranian Baptist Church …
Money matters: Staff and salaries
In 2010, my family moved to Boston (one of the most expensive places to live in …
The spiritual power of habits: Sabbath
For twelve months, I met with a wildly creative leader who wanted to plant a church. …
The spiritual power of habits: Time in the Word
Developing a tasteWhen I was a young adult I couldn’t stand the taste of coffee. I …
The Spiritual power of habits: Introduction
“I believe the gospel–I just don’t believe it right now. I believe that at a head level, I just don’t …
Friendship and the pastor’s wife: In friendship, resist the discomfort of receiving
On my first Sunday as a pastor’s wife, a college girl approached me with a question …
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How to keep a healthy perspective as a pastor’s wife
I was standing at the door after church, talking with folks, when a woman who’d been …
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The difference between church relationships and friendships
My husband and I have been in full-time vocational ministry since the day we were married. …
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More than a song: Fostering a culture of worship in your church
The past few months, I have been reading through the Old Testament minor prophets. As a …
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How to choose songs for your church
As a worship leader, one thing that I have learned is that art is very subjective …
Music matters: Why we worship corporately through song
In college, I led a small Bible study for freshmen. My primary aim was to study …
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e-book: Partnering Well: Planters and Sending Churches
Without a doubt, planting a church without prayer is like building a house on bare ground …
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3 Things church planters should look for in a worship leader
I am approaching the end of a season in life. By the grace of God, I …
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Why celebration is a tool for multiplication
You’ve heard it said that you are what you celebrate and there is nowhere that is truer than …
Why membership is a tool for multiplication
Recently, my wife and I were driving back home, and decided to check out the country …
Tools for multiplication: Preaching
Increasingly, church planting has become a “household term.” And for many reasons that should give us …
Genesis 2:18 – Keeping a marriage strong as a church planter
I will never forget the day that my husband sat me down and said the words, …
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How to encourage your wife while planting a church
Regardless of where you are in your church planting journey, chances are you know how essential …
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e-book: Building a Fail-Proof Marriage
Church planting is a hard job. Due to the expectations and daily pressures of planting a …
No church planter wants to fail and no church planter starts off expecting to fail. However, …
Mistakes in church planting: Joseph Velarde
I am a huge Atlanta sports fan, as I was born and raised in Smyrna, Georgia. …
Mistakes in church planting: Andy Metzger
Anyone who has ever planted a church can tell you that one of the most accurate …
Free guide: How to build a successful marriage
The majority of Christians I meet like the idea of church planting conceptually but would never …
Where is church planting in the Bible?
The majority of Christians I meet like the idea of church planting conceptually but would never …
The Bible speaks about the reality of a conflict we face as believers, and we popularly …
How to send mission teams well
Mission teams can be a tremendous help to a church planter, but often they become a …
I Don’t Know How to Start a Church
Through an unexpected turn of events, God called Paul Sasis to start a church in California. …
I Don’t Know How to Start a Church
Through an unexpected turn of events, God called Paul Sasis to start a church in California. …
I am a huge fan of great mission team experiences. Over the past 13 years of …
How to use technology to reach your church and community
Everywhere you turn these days, you can’t help but hear the term “big data.” Retailers, app …
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How to be a more productive minister
My guess is that on most days you find it hard to reconcile your calendar with …
Why strategic communications matter in the local church
One of the most famous movie lines of all time comes from the 1967 film Cool Hand …
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Why conversion growth is crucial in church planting
Healthy things grow. If you’ve been in ministry for long at all, you’ve probably heard that …
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How to get a church to engage in a community
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” This quote, most often attributed to Peter Drucker, has been used …
Transformational relationships with God
The most important things to measure in your church plant are often the hardest things to …
Church planter coaches: The value of a great coach
Coaching is like noise-canceling headphones; it takes all those voices, internal and external, in Matthew’s life …
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NAMB strongly recommends that Sending Churches and church plants formally document their relationship in a clear, …
Administrative and Legal Considerations for Sending Churches and Church Plants
Sending Churches must often provide a church plant with practical guidance on various administrative and legal …
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Week of Prayer: Resonate over riches
The past seems almost foreign to church planter Jacob Dahl. Like many college students, Jacob went …
Week of Prayer: From death to life
After feeling what Kelly and Brandi Perrish desciribe as a “holy discontent,” they moved their family …
Week of Prayer: First year church plant gives back
After more than 30 years in ministry, Pastor Garth Leno stepped down from his role at …
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Five things every church planter should do for its Sending Church
Vance Pittman talks about what it really means to partner well with a church planter.
Partnering well: Sending Church, pray for your planter
Without a doubt, planting a church without prayer is like building a house on bare ground …
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I’m here…Now what? Pastors and local association
Back in my day (incidentally, I’ve always wanted to use that phrase), there was a common …
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Is your calling based on identity?
Every Christian is called to be a missionary, and this calling extends wherever we are. Every …
How to tell if the ministry has become all about you
Sadly, most of us can all too easily recount stories of pastors who betrayed their congregations, …
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Why friendship is important as a church planter
I read a recent survey about friendship that was disheartening, but not terribly surprising. Since the …
The Coach TestThe church planter coaching “frequently asked question” list is always growing. We love this …
Another year brings with it the history of story after story of pastors who are removed …
Three essential elements of a healthy coaching relationship
Jamie Limato walks through three important elements that are evident in a healthy coaching relationship.
Gravity is not something we can see or feel. However, it’s constantly at work. Gravity works …
5 ways to protect the vision from God
All people protect things that matter to them. Be it a wedding ring, a picture drawn …
4 phases of church planting team development
Church planting is a process. Just as it takes nine months for a baby to grow …
Things pastors shouldn’t do in 2017
In 2017, I’m going to stop allowing those who know our church the least to define …
How to remain an effective pastor in 2017
Over the past few years I’ve grown increasingly convinced that my (over)dependence on technology is having …
What can prevent the kingdom of God from growing
Noah Oldham speaks through what can prevent the kingdom of God from growing.
Things I won’t do in 2017: Brian Bowman
In many wonderful ways planting Valley Life Church has been church planting fairy tale. Healthy financial support …
Most popular of 2016: #1 Five ways to engage: The City
The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …
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Most popular of 2016: #2 Myths of multiplication
The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …
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Most popular of 2016: #3 Don’t plant a church because it’s cool
The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …
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Most popular of 2016: #4 Raising kids to love the church: Jeff Christopherson
The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …
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Most popular of 2016: #5 Preacher notes: Danny Akin
The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …
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Most popular of 2016: #6 Why I engage in the SBC
The North American Mission Board is blessed by a wide array of voices that speak to …
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