Resources in this category support a church planter's walk with God.
Gabe Martin
We are unhealthy if we aren’t sure where we end and our ministry begins. Remember: When the Father looks at you, He doesn’t see an employee; He sees His child.
Clint Clifton
With the rise of me-centered Christianity comes the danger of me-centered ministry. In pastoral ministry – and in church planting specifically – pride is a greater danger than failure.
Jenique Saunders
When pastors make forgiveness a personal value essential to church culture, they have a unique opportunity to usher in new ways of engaging with people after wrongdoing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chris Dowd
These three aspects of funding a church plant will help you clarify the real cost of planting a church.
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.
Brad Hambrick
Every church must be equipped to respond well in the initial stages of learning about instances of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused helps leaders understand: Ministry Context Ministry Tension Ministry Responsibilities...
God’s people have the ability to ask Him for big things. But most Christians, including church planters, fail to pray big prayers. Praying Bold Prayers by J.D. Greear examines: Why We Don’t Pray The First Church’s Devotion to Prayer Church...
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Clint Clifton & Colby Garman
Putting the intangibles of culture into words isn’t very easy. We offer our church's values document with the hope you find it helpful as you work to build Jesus’ church and lead His sheep.
A veteran of 20 years in strategic communications, Christian Pinkston offers a big-picture overview of several key factors in church crisis communications.
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