Interdependence: Applying NCD growth forces to church planting
It seems to me that the six Natural Church Development growth forces can be applied to church planting as well as to church health. Today we’ll tackle interdependence. One of the six NCD growth forces is known as interdependence. That means that individual units are...
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...
Unreached people groups: a ministry to the deaf
One of the people I met in Honduras was an American woman who moved there to start Signs of Love, a deaf ministry. Here in developed countries like the USA, families with a deaf child have a lot of resources to help them teach their children language while they’re...
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...
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...
Identifying your spheres of influence
Consider where God has placed you. Where are you able to serve as the presence of Jesus? Make a list of the people you’re in relationship with that don’t know Jesus. What is your plan to keep those relationships healthy and moving forward? One church planter and his...