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March 13, 2016 2 Comments

My recent article “Too Many Pastors Are Wasting Their Lives” must have hit some raw nerves. We’ve had over 16,000 hits on the blog post. Most of them were supportive, but some were downright

March 10, 2016 0 Comments

The second step in Jesus' 5 step exponential church growth model is to build relationships (step 1 is to get some attention and increase your first-time visitor count). This is part 2 of

March 7, 2016 5 Comments

The TV show Extreme Makeover follows the stories of the lucky individuals who are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be given a truly Cinderella-like experience: a real-life fairy tale in which their wishes come

February 27, 2016 4 Comments

One of the key elements of most discipleship pipelines I’ve seen is what I call "transformational small groups." The problem is, when most people hear “small groups,” they think of Bible studies, which

February 19, 2016 134 Comments

I love pastors.  I was one for thirty years. But my heart goes out to them because most of them are wasting their lives.  Let me tell you why. Statistics show that some 85%

February 14, 2016 0 Comments

Ron Johnson is the Senior Pastor of One Church*, a multi-site congregation in Orlando, Florida. For several years he has been planting one church a year, but he recently felt the call to step