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What Church Planters Must Remember About People’s Greatest Need
Noah Oldham
Church planters live in the middle of need. You feel it from the earliest days. There are practical needs, financial needs, relational needs, leadership needs, facility needs, community needs, marriage needs, parenting needs, counseling needs, and on and on. Some...
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When Strategy Isn’t Enough: The Power of Relational Covenants
Ben Barfield
I remember sitting in a staff meeting not long ago thinking something feels off. Nothing had gone wrong. Nobody was arguing; the agenda got covered, and on the surface, it looked like a good meeting. But it was quiet in a way...
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3 Things Church Planters Tend to Neglect
Ronnie Martin
Church planting is a whole mood. When a new church finally launches, so does the church planter! A maelstrom of multi-tasks (if they weren’t already in motion) descends in quick succession, and they are all necessary (and usually good) things. But the urgency that comes with planning...
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The Crowd is Not a Church
Adam Muhtaseb
In 1945, World War II ended. Japan surrendered. The fighting was over. But nobody told Hiroo Onoda. Stationed in the Philippine jungle, Onoda kept fighting WWII for 29 years. Search parties went looking for him. He assumed they were Japanese prisoners forced to act against...
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The Church Planter as Worship Leader: 4 Ways to Lead God’s People in Praise
Jon Kelly
In the beginning of Chicago West Bible Church, one of the first hires that I made was hiring a part-time Worship Director. Faithfully leading God’s people in worship was a high priority for me. While my heart and motives were good, what...
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Women’s Ministry Must Be a Priority for Church Planters. So, Where Do We Start?
Emily Dunlap
In church planting, prioritizing and starting specific ministry areas in your church can be overwhelming. However, a key focus area for ministry must be women’s discipleship. In every church, effective women’s discipleship is vital to the church’s health. If a formally established, Word-driven, and strategic women’s ministry is crucial to your church, where do you begin? Church planters should not start any new...
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7 Point Inspection for a Church Planter
Luke Simmons
Recently, I discovered I was breaking the law. Somehow, my vehicle registration slipped through the cracks of my junk-filled personal email account. After my wife was pulled over while driving my car, she told me with loving firmness that I needed...
