Tag: church planting
Three Huge Mistakes that Church Planters Make
This is a Video that I shot for Exponential on Establishing Leadership in a New Church Plant. Avoiding these three mistakes will save you a lot of pain as a church planter. It’s only three minutes long but contains fifteen …
Fourteen Things to Consider BEFORE Church Planting
Are you considering Church Planting? Here are Fourteen things to consider BEFORE church planting. 1. Are You Character Qualified? The character qualifications for a pastor are clear in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1. Don’t create a future trainwreck if …
Elders in a Church Plant – How To Get it Right
One of the biggest mistakes I see church planters make is putting elders in place too soon. Nothing blows up church plants as quickly as leadership conflicts. Attempting to get to a plurality of elders quickly is a train-wreck in …
How to Get your Portable Church into a Permanent Building
I used to think that a church did not need a building. In fact, I spent the first five years of our church plant telling people that we didn’t need a building because the “People are the church and not …
My 2015 Coaching Cohort
Over the last 15 years, I have coached hundreds of leaders toward personal and organizational success. Though I get dozens of coaching requests each month, I am simply unable to say yes to all. For quite a while I have …