What’s in a Name?
I was with a group of church planters recently, and the conversation around the table focused on naming the church. Most of the planters had already named their ministries, but a few were still in limbo… which can be a very good place to be. So, if you haven’t yet named your church, or you’re […]
Local Churches with High Capacity Church Multiplication Centers
By Linda Stanley Recently, Leadership Network sponsored a briefing at Central Christian Church in Henderson, Nevada that included presentations from local churches that have high capacity church multiplication centers. These churches are participants in a five-year pilot project that was designed as a strategic partnership between each of them and Leadership Network. The project began […]
Questions to Ask of a Failed Church Plant
Did the planter develop a team first? If so, how long were they together before planting? Who was on the team and what responsibilities did they have? Did the planter have the Mission and core values in place first? Did the pastor cast a compelling vision? (And if so, compelling to who?) How many hours […]
Multi-Site – Trend or Fad???
Last week I was in Eugene Oregon at Wayne Cordeiro’s farm working with Leadership Network. There were two other mentors like Wayne and myself along with around 20 25-35 year old pastors. All of them were outside of the mainstream, were leading growing churches, and were multi site or were getting ready to go multi […]
A Pastor’s Biggest Mistake
Well, I could list several but one stands out above all the rest – the pastor gets caught up in the church machinery and loses sight of what makes it all go around – building the Kingdom one person at a time. I’ve watched dozens of church planters get 125 people in worship by focusing […]
Neighborhood Missionaries
This came to me today from one of the churches I coached. I thought you might enjoy it. This is what I mean by “Neighborhood Missionaries.” The Church Has Left The Building…We’ve Gone Outreaching! FUMC Servant Evangelism teams have done just that! Since April, we have made about 1,400 contacts through 11 scheduled events! We’ve […]