Why plant churches? To make disciples!
Discipleship is the great calling of the church, and the only soil that grows disciples is a local church culture of spiritual formation. Why plant churches? To make disciples!
Category: Strategy
Church Planters: Learn the Lessons From Sears (Yes, Sears)
The lessons from Sears include three big takeaways. Church planters: take note from the demise of a century-old retail giant.
10 Tips for a Successful Event
Our church has several Outward Special Events each year. A well-done and advertised successful event increases attendance and community visibility, adds visitors and builds a visitor database.
“Goldilocks Men”—Why Aren’t Men in Church?
Why are American men who claim to be Christian so much less likely to actually live out their faith than women? If we want to boil it down to one of the symptoms: why aren’t men in church?
The Question Every Church Planter Must Answer: What is a Church?
Here’s the absolute baseline for any church planter: We had better be able to clearly answer the question, “What is a church?” Not to others—but to ourselves!
Why You Need a Launch Team for Planting a Church (and How to Pick Them)
Pastors Emiel and Emma are a couple who’ve had on their hearts to plant a church for a couple of years. Their greatest unknown need was a church planting launch team.
Worship Space Design 101
How we design the physical space of our worship gatherings matters. That’s why we need Worship Space Design 101.
The Plow, the Cross & Bi-Vocational Church Planting
Jesus, along with all His “significant, spiritual” work, did “dull, average” work.
5 Reasons Church Online Might Be a Distraction to Your Church’s Vision
Over the years I’ve spent an incredible amount of time, effort and money on making church online work, and I speak from a place of experience with both failure and success in this area.
Why SMS Texting Should Be in Your Church Planting Toolkit
Churches are turning to SMS texting to stay in touch with their congregation. SMS texting has a 98 percent read rate, meaning that you will be able to reach your flock and keep them in the loop.
