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What is a ‘Sending Church’?

Clint Clifton

Our new (and free!) Sending Church Masterclass provides training and development for kingdom-minded leaders in the Great Commission work of taking the gospel to the nations.
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Three Steps to Planting Praying Churches

J.D. Greear

Fruitfulness in church planting only comes through the power of God. To plug into that power, you must make prayer one of your top priorities and plant praying churches.
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Developing a Missional Engagement Strategy 

Brad Brisco

As a planter begins to create a missional engagement strategy, these three theological foundations must be kept clearly in focus.
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Assess the Health of Your Church

Kempton Turner

Only a healthy church can properly develop leaders to plant new churches. Here’s helpful advice drawn from our new (and free!) Sending Church Masterclass.
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The Real Cost of Planting a Church

Chris Dowd

These three aspects of funding a church plant will help you clarify the real cost of planting a church.
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5 Legitimate Fears of Church Planters

Ron Edmondson

Church planters experience legitimate fears. Don’t be ashamed of that. The key is to walk in the faith that God will complete His plans and enable those He calls.
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Kickstart Your Church Planting Journey

Clint Clifton

The Church Planting Masterclass can help you accelerate your growth as a church planter with 80 presentations focused on church planting basics. You'll get relevant training on both theological and practical topics, like exegeting your community, building a team, making disciples, extraordinary communication and preserving family life.
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5 Things I’d Tell Myself as a New Church Planter 

Chris Dowd

I am still learning a lot every day in my church-planting journey. I have gleaned a lot of wisdom from great leaders, church planters and friends who have poured into me. Here are five things I would tell myself as a new church planter.
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10 Rules of Church Planting

Clint Clifton

Clint Clifton says aspiring church planters are always asking him, “What’s the most important church planting advice you can give me?” Here are the 10 pieces of advice he gives most often.
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Church Planter, Don’t ‘Give the People What they Want’!

Mike Godfrey

Consumerism is a normal part of life, but it can creep into places it shouldn't be – like church planting. Mike Godfrey clarifies what makes the local church uniquely different from anywhere else in the world.
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5 Things Future Church Planters Should Be Doing Right Now

Gabe Martin

You’ve sensed the Lord’s calling to plant a church but you’ve got a while before you’re sent out. What should you be doing in the meantime? Here are five things future church planters should be doing right now
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A Simple Process You Can Use to Train Preachers

Eric Trout

As pastor of a young church plant, I have a strong conviction to train up preachers. At Restoration Church, we have a simple process to train preachers in a three- to four-month lab format.
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Brutal Feedback is Your Friend

Mike Godfrey

We all need mentors and trustworthy brothers and sisters in Christ willing to give us honest feedback. When the feedback is brutal, remind yourself they are saying hard things to you for your success, not your failure.
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Should I Have Family Members as Team Members? 

Will Klotz

Would your family be a fruitful addition to your core team or send you toward a Jerry Springer-style family meltdown? Will Klotz offers some pros and cons, along with a few pieces of practical wisdom he picked up as a planter himself. 
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7 Ways Church Planting Will Bless Your Church

Brian O'Day

My conviction that the Great Commission is a call to plant churches has been strengthened by observing firsthand the blessings it has had in the life of the church I planted several years ago. Let me list seven ways church planting will bless your congregation.
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Singleness in Church Planting

Noeman Diaz, planter and pastor of Iglesia Vida in La Mesa, California, is one of the few unmarried church planters in the Send Network. Our Clint Clifton sat down with him to discuss the unique benefits and challenges of planting as a single man.
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What Every Church-Planting Wife Needs to Hear

Christine Hoover

“Words of encouragement to a wife are like water to a plant.” Every wife needs and craves encouragement from her husband – especially when he is a church planter.
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5 Steps for Planning Your Preaching Calendar

Rick Duncan

Digital media have made it easy to hear excellent communicators. That has created high expectations among today’s church attendees. Planning your preaching ought to be a top priority and Rick Duncan offers five steps to get you there.