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Why You Need Setbacks and Disappointments

Dave Comeau

As a church planter, embrace setbacks and disappointments as the hand of a wise Father at work. You will not regret the time spent growing in these four graces.
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Three Church Planting Lessons from IKEA 

Clint Clifton

I’ve been fascinated with IKEA since first visiting the home furnishing superstore more than 20 years ago. Over the years I’ve formed a set of IKEA-inspired church-planting lessons.
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Build in the Beginning What You Want in the End

Gabe Martin

These three biblical intangibles will stand the test of time – and allow your church to do the same.
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What is Church Planting?

Clint Clifton

Church planting is not a job or career choice. We pursue church planting because God has broken our heart for a people and called us to plant among them.
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If God is Calling You, He is Calling Others

Jared Huntley

Church planting is a team sport; you need team members gifted in ways you are not. Healthy churches are established by teams gifted in diverse ways.
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Entitlement in Church Planting

Mike Godfrey

Entitlement is a persistent and pesky weed growing in the soil of your heart that will choke out the joy and faith you need in the church-planting journey.
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Why Words Matter

Daniel Darling

God has given us the gift of words, but they can be misused. We should care about the way we use words in both everyday conversations and online.
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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