Posts Tagged ‘church planting’
The Mike Slaughter Interview
Mike Slaughter shares his heart as it relates to over 30 years of solid ministry at Ginghamsburg Church at Tipp City (Dayton), Ohio. Slaughter reflects upon how his initial church growth strategy misfired. He had to get a vision from on high. The Mike Slaughter Interview His pathway has been marked by moderate but consistent…
Read MoreEcclesial Sabotagology – Part 1
– the fine art of church suicide- “My word… I now know for certain. My church has lost its collective mind…” – Bob, the cowboy commentator and church consultant My friend Bob looked up from reading the blog on his laptop. He pulled off his reading glasses with some drama as he does when miffed…
Read MorePurposeful Forgetfulness
The more the Servant Evangelism/Outflow message goes forward, the more I need to clarify what is not being said in all of this. Many leaders – with whatever intentions, have taken the original concept I couldn’t have more clearly explained in terms of what wasn’t being conveyed in that book. It’s not doing something to…
Read MoreRiver Part 2
I for one have grown tired of the talk of “growing as a leader” in Church circles when the majority of the information is derived from non-functional business principles. There is nothing in the least wrong with business principles. I am an avid reader of many business writers – not to assume anything falsely, but…
Read MoreDon’t Launch a Church – Reach a City
I spent time with one of my star mentees this past week – Ike Reighard. Ike is an amazing communicator. If you have a chance to be around him anytime, anywhere, go out of your way to allow a bit of Ike to rub off on you. He is utterly infectious. He planted the first…
Read MoreHow Do We Equip?
How do we walk into the future equipped, with as few surprises as possible? It’s not about merely reading. I have been a big advocate of reading over the years – I will always read, watch, listen. I am hooked on learning as I hope all I have an influence upon are. Yet the ultimate…
Read More20 Quotes to Encourage Church Planters
I’m pretty picky when it comes to quotes. I think you will find the following list filled with memorable sayings that will come in handy. Here are 20 quotes that I hope you find encouraging as you live out the calling and adventure we call Church Planting: “Desperation is a funny thing. It either humbles…
Read MoreVeni, Vidi, Velcro (I came, I saw, I stuck around)
The Roman army was at its peak in Jesus’ generation. During this timeframe, they were able to rule enormous parts of the world. Roman soldiers are along the lines of Marines, but all are lifers. One way generals kept the morale and focus on the same page was to develop little sayings that summarized what…
Read MoreHow to Release Love at Your Church
As you make loving others the priority of your church’s life all other goals that are important and biblical, tend to fall into place fairly spontaneously. It works that way with discipleship, prayer – other biblical values that are worth pursuing. If you make those other goals the focus, as important as they are, they…
Read MorePerseverance is the Name of the Game
I recently connected with someone who is introducing outreach at his church and is receiving a less than enthusiastic response. Not surprising. In general, when we start something new, we will, of course, meet resistance. I have written a bit about the power of resistance on this blog and there is much more to write…
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