How to Multiply A Missional Community
What steps should we take to multiply? First, assess the health of your group. Make sure …
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Todd Engstrom Interview: Missional Communities
Send Network: Tell us a little about the culture of your church. Todd Engstrom: At Austin …
Send Network: What is the vision of Midtown Fellowship? Allen Tipping:Our vision statement is, “A Jesus-centered …
Community and Mission: A Divine Meeting
My wife and I have a rugged wooden farm table. It’s not impressive—there are scratches, stains …
Most of us are safe and we like to stay that way within the confines of …
Engaging culture: Understanding poverty
Poverty: A Confusing Conversation Leading to Misguided Good Intentions How does a minister help a homeless …
Make Your Church Adoption-Friendly
When I pastored Highview Baptist in Louisville my friend David Melber and his wife, Tera, started …
The Bible tells us that the king of Israel once wanted to hear from the prophets, …
The last year has seen a steady dose of media stories that focus on the issue …
Engaging culture: Introduction
The New Testament Early Church was certain of the missional reality that they were living in …
Is your church an evangelizing church? NAMB
During this blog post series, I am trying to help you assess your church by providing …
Is your church a discipling church?
During this blog post series, I am trying to help you assess your church by providing …
Is your church a ministering church?
During this blog post series, I am trying to help you assess your church by providing …
Is Your Church a Fellowshipping Church?
During this blog post series, I am trying to help you assess your church by providing …
Financially supporting missionaries and church planters is a centuries old practice in Jesus’ church. Even now, …
Sending Church – Commissioning
When you begin to rattle off the names of the great characters of the Bible, there …
We’ve all heard the epitaph of the Church Planting Graveyard…80% of church plants fail in the …
SENDING Church: How to Prepare Your Planter
One of the most often asked questions from pastors who have never planted is, “what do …
Many churches admit they’re hesitant to get involved with church planting because they believe the failure …
Challenges to being a sending church
There’s a missions thread that runs through Taylors First Baptist Church. Launched at the time of …
Kevin Ezell, president of the North American Mission Board, recently stated, “NAMB’s goal is to work …
Every life on mission and every church on mission
“Every Life On Mission” and “Every Church On Mission” are two phrases NAMB will use prominently …
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5 Reasons Why I Want My Husband to Have a Coach
Coaching Reflections from a Church Planting Wife By Heather Bond I am a church planting wife. …
What are the frontlines of mission?
Church planter Patrice Viakinnou shares his vision for ministry to New York City’s West-African population. Send …
Are You Weak Enough for God to Use You?
There aren’t many societies that praise weakness. Ours is no different. Whether you’re a pastor or …
The following is an excerpt from Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that …
https://vimeo.com/139248295 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the only church Derek Collings and …
https://vimeo.com/140101933 86% of the people in Morgan County, Utah belong to the Church of Jesus Christ …
This week Jeddidiah Coppenger shared five ways to lead a local church towards effective engagement in …
How to create a culture of international missions
I love shortcuts. Whether it’s a hidden road to get to work 30 seconds faster, some …
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How to identify and recruit team members
The question I get most often from church planters is: Where do I find people for …
Characteristics of a healthy team
One of the first fears many church planters face is finding people for their team. You …
Kingdom First: Four benefits to building a team
In Ecclesiastes 4, Solomon highlights the value of working with a team. “Two are better than …
The following blog is an excerpt from Paul David Tripp’s regular blog which can be found …
The following blog is an excerpt from Paul David Tripp’s regular blog which can be found …
The following blog is an excerpt from Paul David Tripp’s regular blog which can be found …
Jonah 3:1 – God’s grace gives us a fresh start
The following blog is an excerpt from Paul David Tripp’s regular blog which can be found …
Understanding context when planting a new church
Gaining an accurate understanding of context is critical to successfully plant a new church. Barry Whitworth, …
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Kingdom First: Redefining success
Church planters are a curiously goal-driven group. Give us a numerical goal worth pursuing and we …
The Kingdom-centric church plant
If the goal of a new church is to be relevant, edgy and grow quickly to …
Nuts & Bolts: Getting Started as a Church Planter
Church planting is fraught with complexity. Most planters find themselves with far too many tasks to …
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Staying is the New Going – How to Do It
“God is going to use you in BIG ways someday!” I will never forget when someone …
Staying is the New Going – The Benefits
As I was flipping through a magazine, an ad caught my eye: “Have you been everywhere yet?” …
Staying is the New Going – The Need
There are prominent bluffs in the middle of my city where I have gone at times …
Counseling tools: Recoverig from addiction
The Darkness Runs Deep I’ve done recovery ministry for six years, and it didn’t take long for …
Counseling Tools: Premarital Plan
For almost a decade I’ve been pastoring a church plant in the heart of downtown Columbia, …
Radically Unprepared I was in the 10th grade when I had my first real brush with …
Porn wreaks havoc on every church. Some people cower in shame and fear, hoping that they …
Addictions are typically associated with alcohol and drug abuse, but when we dig deep into the …
Counseling Tools – The Pastor as Counselor
I imagine you or someone you know has said or thought one of the following statements …
Why neighborhood integration improves ministry opportunities
God has taken our family on a surprising, exciting and somewhat overdue journey the last two …
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Hospitality is NOT about entertaining. What have you historically thought about when you hear the word …
5 Principles to Becoming an Effective Multiplying Church
Dr. Dan Morgan is one of North America’s most experienced and insightful missiologists. He has been …
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How to stay healthy in the ministry
A few years ago I felt the itch to do something I had never done before. …
Of witness and fitness When planting a church, fitness doesn’t tend to show up on the …
Planting healthy: The gift of rest
The Lord gives good gifts. Few people would likely disagree with this claim. He gives love, …
It has been said that pride is the original and underlying issue for any sin—a willful …
Rocky Balboa is talking to Adrian and he says: “Who am I kiddin’? I ain’t even …
Just prior to take-off, the scheduled, and albeit slightly annoying, safety instructions are announced on the …
5 Things to Keep in Mind when Planting Near a Military Community
All gospel – no gimmicks Military towns are inundated with gimmicky entrepreneurs and their schemes. From …
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NAMB’s approach to church planting near military communities
Pumping deep from the heart of NAMB’s vision these days is a desire to push back …
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Why Plant Churches Near Military Communities
“We need to plant a faithful Gospel presence near every US military base in the world.” …
How to help Christians deal with doubt
Christians tend to fall into one of three groups when it comes to doubt and questioning …
Six surprising traits of effective pastors
I have looked at characteristics of effective pastorsfrom different perspectives over the past few years. But this …
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our guest editorial is from IMB President David Platt. You will find IMB content throughout …
Father Models – Ten Roles Dads Play with Their Kids
Continuing our parenting series, we look specifically to fathers. Fathers play many roles in rearing their …
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Getting to Know God With Your Children
We’ve been working through a series of biblical and practical thoughts on parenting. This is something …
Nuts and Bolts – How to Build a Church Budget
Projecting Strategically The problem with generic funding packages is that there seems to be few generic …
7 helpful tips for using social media for church
Organizations across the world have integrated social media into their culture at a breathtaking rate. I …
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How to Create an Online Presence
Never has there been easier ways for local churches to get their messages out to more …
How to Brand Your Church Plant
I think most of us would agree that a logo is far from the most important …
Nuts and Bolts – Constitution and Bylaws
Is there any less desirable task for a church planter than writing a Constitution and Bylaws? …
Nuts and Bolts – How to Develop a Mission Statement pt. 2
Keep it simple The simplest task for a church planter should be choosing a mission statement. …
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Nuts and Bolts – How to write a mission statement
During the pre-launch phase of City Church, when we were just a core team, I remember …
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Details, details, details. There are people for whom details come naturally. I am not one of …
He wasn’t a hero by any stretch of the imagination. He was a wimp, but God …
Human beings were built with limits. God didn’t design you to be a superhero. You and …
How to shepherd your children | NAMB
Most pastors would affirm our priority is first to shepherd our family, and then to shepherd …