Church Planting
Living the Book of Acts
We understand the challenges involved in starting a new ministry from scratch. We also understand the amazing possibilities. If you’re considering planting a church or are in the early stages, we’d love to walk alongside you through the process.
We can help you understand the different stages of planting a church—from vision to team building to leadership development. We can help you think through the essential issues to consider along the way—including prayer, finances, structure, and outreach.
And if you have a vision for planting not just one church, but many churches– a multiplying movement of churches — then you’ll definitely want to connect with us to be better prepared and resourced for the amazing adventure that lies ahead.
Applying NCD growth forces to church planting
Many of you are familiar with NCD and the principles that underlie their process: the six growth forces. I’ve been wondering how those growth forces apply to church planting, and I’ll be writing a blog series on that. But for the sake of completeness, here are the...
Discipleship strategy: add one more thing
Yesterday on my blog I talked about a ministry to the deaf. People go out to rural areas, find the deaf, and begin teaching them sign language so they can start to function and communicate. In the course of that process, many will respond to Jesus because these people...
Migration as an opportunity for extension
I recently met a guy who had been raised up as a convert in Honduras, became a pastor who multiplied so effectively that he became a regional leader in the multiplication movement in Honduras. Then he moved to Louisiana and has planted a Spanish-speaking church there...
The power of sodalic structures
Vocabulary lesson of the day: Sodalic: reaching out to start new ministries and churches Modalic: strengthening the ministries and churches that already exist Ministry lesson of the day: You need both. When we look at the way the early church functioned, we see both...
Returning to a laboratory of church multiplication
I originally went to Honduras over 30 years ago, because I wanted to learn about church planting. The question I had was, “How do you start churches that start churches that start churches?” I knew our church was supposed to be involved not just one or two other...
The centrality of children in the plan of God
On my recent trip to Honduras, I spent some time in a remote village. There were chickens (living ones) in the kitchens. Stray dogs that were no one’s pets wandered around completely ignored by the people, just part of life. A thin cow almost walked into the side door...
What do you have to say to the people?
This photo is of me being interviewed by a local TV station in Olanchito, Honduras. It’s not a very large city; the station only broadcasts during certain hours each day. Someone notified the TV station that a local conference on discipleship was going on, so they...
Passive, Responsive, or Proactive
Over the years I’ve talked with many, many pastors about their stance on getting new churches started out of their church. My observation has been that there are three general responses. The vast majority of pastors are passive. They’re not thinking about it much and...
Continue multiplication
Note: This blog entry is part of a series on church planting. If you would like to see all entries that have been posted so far in this series, you can bring them up by doing a search for “church planting series” on this blog. You can also purchase the full 27 page...
Embrace a kingdom focus
Note: This blog entry is part of a series on church planting. If you would like to see all entries that have been posted so far in this series, you can bring them up by doing a search for “church planting series” on this blog. You can also purchase the full 27 page...