Four Types of Churches: With Apologies to the US Military

I am at a church planting conference in Kansas City and one of the presenters told me that he has been using this particular post I wrote some time ago all over the USA (doesn’t work in Canada!) to talk about the need for prayer support of church plants. So I thought I might resurrect … More Four Types of Churches: With Apologies to the US Military

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Weekend Links: Counterfeit Gospels; Transgender and Same-Sex Marriage; Church Planting; Negaholic?; Ed Stetzer; How Freedom Disappears; plus

Weekend Links Great day with my bride today seeing a movie and having dinner in Champaign. The movie? Beyond the Mask. Today was its release. Think, National Treasure meets Christian Film industry, meets more respect for the audience with the story line than the recent God’s Not Dead movie. Don’t expect a lot of history … More Weekend Links: Counterfeit Gospels; Transgender and Same-Sex Marriage; Church Planting; Negaholic?; Ed Stetzer; How Freedom Disappears; plus

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Michael Frost and The Skill Most Church Planters (and Churches) Neglect

Friday promo: I’m doing a seminar for a church in Indiana this weekend on some of these concepts. These are critical issues not just for church planters but for all churches who want to penetrate their communities with the gospel. For more and a video see:   Michael Frost and The Skill Most Church Planters … More Michael Frost and The Skill Most Church Planters (and Churches) Neglect

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Getting Serious About Discipleship

Saturday Musings The modern American church is “ill focused and sadly out of sync with its Lord’s mission.” According to a 2010 LifeWay Research study, only three percent of American churches participated as the primary support for a church plant and only 14 percent participated “in any way” toward the establishment of a new church … More Getting Serious About Discipleship

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Five Evaluation Questions for Your Church Plant (or soul)

This one created some push back both on the BLOG as well as in the FaceBook universe when it was first posted two years ago. But I still believe that these five questions need to be seriously addressed by both our churches and every one of us who claims Jesus as his or her Savior. … More Five Evaluation Questions for Your Church Plant (or soul)

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Exciting Story of Church Planting Simplicity

Tuesday is Church Planting The following story is from the Paul Becker, the founder and  President of Dynamic Church Planting International. It is thrilling to hear of what God does when a man is sold-out to reaching others with the life transforming message of the gospel. Read it and thrill to the power of the gospel. … More Exciting Story of Church Planting Simplicity

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