I live in Franklin, TN. It is a very churched town. There are big churches and small churches. There are seeker-sensitive churches. There are confessional churches. High church. Low church. Mega churches. Family churches. You get the picture. I once heard that Franklin Road has the most churches on it than any other road in…
What do you think is the hardest prayer to pray? Have you ever been stuck in life? I know I have. We get stuck trying to decide for our family, career, a trip, major in college, or what school to put our kids in. I think one of the most common things I see among people…
Like a leech attached to our souls, anger is sucking the joy and life out of many nowadays. We’ve all seen a two-year-old throw a tantrum. We all know about road rage. But the volume of hostility in our culture is both scary and deafening. It’s as if we’ve run into a hornet’s nest and…
I’ve seen it so many times. Most likely you have also. It is tragic. A leader can be doing everything else right and yet flawed leadership mindsets overshadow and jeopardize all the good leadership principles he or she knows. One constantly repeated action. One trait. One habit. One mindset. Sadly, many times it’s not even that the…
Church Planting lessons can come from the least expected sources. For example, my 5th-grader. I asked her to clean her toy closet. What I gained was valuable insight into how to welcome people of all kinds. Like most children, she resists cleaning-up anything. And like most children, she has perfected the art of procrastination. No…
You said “yes” to planting a church? You are in for an amazing adventure! Planting a church is one of the most challenging and rewarding opportunities within the Kingdom. While there are many blessings within the process, there are also many challenges. Conquering these challenges early in the church planting process will make or break…
The World Economic Forum has released a fresh batch of stats on who is using social media the most. No real surprises in their overall findings (the younger the generation, the more it’s being used), but there were some important updates. Currently more than 4.4 billion people have access to the internet. But Generation Z,…
A few years ago I experienced one of the most difficult yet rewarding weeks of ministry in my 39 years as a pastor. I trained 75 Cuban pastors and I will never forget it. I spoke 22 times in 5 days, 19 of those times crammed into three days. A local church in Holguin, a city…
The following is a book excerpt from Bob Butler’s latest work, “RENEW: A Missional Movement for the None, Done, and Undone.”
You’ve trained them well. They’re highly capable team members. They’re going to do great.
