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3 Tips for Vision Casting
Mark Lee
You might not think of yourself as a visionary because when you think of visionaries, you might think of Walt Disney or someone who started a major tech company. They tend to thrive in theory and have cutting-edge ideas. Do...
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Embracing Your Humanity as a Gift
Ronnie Martin
You were not born a pastor, you were born a person. As Charles Dickens once said, “This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.” Without receiving yourself as a person,...
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Healing from Church Hurt: Creating a Culture of Welcome and Refuge
Barnabas Piper
Few hurts hurt like church hurt. People join churches expecting a place of love, grace, and safety–a place that looks and feels like the heart of Jesus. Sadly, the reality of sin often messes that up, and people get hurt....
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6 Questions Around Your Church Plant’s Numbers
Dan Steel
Appropriate church planting metrics are a thorny topic that many of us struggle with. How do you know if it’s going well? How can you tell? Is it simply a matter of counting? And if so, what do we count?...
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The Church Planter’s Heart: Essential Habits for Lifelong Ministry
Tony Merida
Church planting is demanding, exhilarating, and at times, overwhelming. It is a calling that requires more than just strategic planning or leadership skills—it requires a deeply rooted relationship with God. As church planters, we are called to lead out of...
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The Devil’s Strategy to Destroy Church Planters—And How to Hit Back
Noah Oldham
I was in the middle of small group when I received a barrage of text messages. People from different spaces in my life were desperately trying to reach me. Their pastor had been fired for a moral failure. They felt...
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How to Know Your Community Well
Jon Kelly
The goal of church planting is the fulfillment of the Great Commission. We are called to make disciples for the glory of Christ—everywhere. For the church to do this well, it will require intentionally engaging the lostness of our local...
