Your core team is the heartbeat of your new church. So, how do you get your people moving in the same direction for the same mission? Here are 7 incredible ways to get off on the right foot as you set the tone of who your church is becoming.
Cooking up a spiritual feast is no small feat. So, here are three essentials for delivering a meal to nurture and nourish your congregation.
How you teach, model, and celebrate generosity impacts the sustainability trajectory of your plant. Here’s how you can help create a lasting culture of stewardship.
Following your calling and caring for your family are not mutually exclusive. Here are 5 ways to love them as you lead them on mission.
What do Bible teaching and meal prepping have in common? The right ingredients matter. So, here are 3 ways to nourish your people with the Word of God.
Biblical hospitality transcends cultural norms with a tangible picture of the gospel. Here’s 4 ways to lead your church in this practice as you draw nearer to the saints and strangers in your midst.
Jesus said to them, “Let the little children come to me.” Here’s how your kids ministry can create opportunities for the next generation of children—and their families— respond to the gospel.
Relationships are essential. This is especially true in the context of church planting. Here’s why leaning into the relational connections of your congregation and community is a game changer for planters.
The Prince of Peace calls us His own. Here are the 3 ways Christ calls you to extend peace as you make His name known.
Your family is your first church plant. Here’s how you can invest in your household as you share your love for the Lord and the joy of His church.
From death comes new life. Here’s what dying to self looks like for the church planter as you grow in the area of spiritual formation.
There are so many ways to build your church, yet God calls His builders to multiply by His design. Here are 12 ways to gauge the health of your church plant.
Connecting with your community is no easy feat. Yet it’s the example Paul gave us throughout the New Testament. Here’s how–and why!–God has called you to be creative as you engage the lost around you.
We all want to experience belonging. And as Christ followers, we get to experience this belonging within the family of God. Here are four ways to cultivate the type of biblical community that you and your congregation need.
Preaching the Word is a big task. Here are a few ways to stick the landing as a means of edifying your congregation while giving God the glory He is due.
Global missions isn’t a back-burner task we go back to when all the stars align. Here are four ways you and your church will benefit as you live out the great mission as Christ has called you to do.
What does it mean for your life to be marked by true Christlikeness? The Apostle Paul highlights what genuine devotion to Jesus means in his letter to the church in Colossae.
People are not obstacles we navigate in our ministry; they are our ministry. Here’s how you can build intentional relational equity with the people God has called you to shepherd.
Living on mission requires intentional community engagement. Here are three principles to live by as you seek to plant your new church to the glory of God.
We as the Church are called to reach the next generation with the gospel. Here’s why God wants your new church plant involved in His mission to engage the young people in your midst.
There’s more to student ministry than youth camp and foosball tables. Here are the markers of a thriving youth group and how you can steer your congregation towards whole-family discipleship.
There are so many ways to plant a church. Here’s one method to ensure your church’s multiplication DNA impacts each new step of the planting process.
Scripture calls us to care for those in need. Here’s how our service sanctifies our churches as we offer our gospel hope to the world.
The transformational power of the Holy Spirit brings maturity and growth to us in our emotional health. Here’s why ministry leaders, as well as their wives, need to grow in this area of discipleship.
Though conflict remains present in world today, Christ has equipped us with the ministry of peacemaking. Here are 5 ways to engage the conflict in your midst as you seek to instill gospel truth and peace.
Your sermon prep process is uniquely your own. Consider adding these tools to your toolbox as you seek to proclaim the gospel faithfully to your church.
From launch to legacy, the phases and stages of a church plant are like those we experience as humans. So, where’s your place in this mission of making new churches?
To understand your role as a church planter, you must first understand the role of the church. Here are the primary marks of the church and what its people have in common.
Where did the practice of church planting begin? What scriptural basis do we have for the work of planters and pastors? Here’s what we’ve gleaned with the New Testament as our guide.
The culture of church planting begins at home. Here are five ways to immerse your children in the “how”s and “why”s of planting new churches.
Small groups ministries aren’t just thoughtlessly launched. So, here are four steps for cultivating groups at your church, from prayer to trial runs to the launch of this new discipleship opportunity.
Are you preaching to impress or to imprint God’s Word upon the hearts of your people? Discover three ways to offer gospel truth in such a way that your people live out what they learn.
We want our churches and communities filled with identifiable followers of Christ. So, how can we make this a reality? J.T. English unpacks three steps to growing disciples within your congregation.
So, you’re called to be a preacher. But what are the implications of this calling? Here are 4 reasons it matters for your church’s vision.
How much do you know about the greatest preacher of all the early church fathers? Trevin Wax expounds on why the Archbishop of Constantinople’s ministry has been more impactful to you than you may realize.
Your church doesn’t more pew warmers. So, here are three reasons to lead your people on mission and to see the gospel grow in your midst.
Your role as a ministry leader is to share the gospel and guide your people to do the same. Here are four ways to cultivate a church culture where your congregation is faithfully leading others to Jesus.
In the age of small screens and attention spans, it’s harder than ever to maintain the interest of an audience. So, here are 10 steps you can incorporate into your sermon preparation and presentation to captivate your congregation as you proclaim the name of Jesus.
How can we connect our people with outreach opportunities that make a difference? Here are 7 ways to make evangelism happen within your community.
Your church’s culture of evangelism begins with you as the leader. Here are the five phases of evangelism to help you navigate this personal call within your life—for the benefit of you and your church.
The time to extend a gospel invitation is now. Here’s how you can create space for the lost to respond to the gospel in your next worship service.
Christ’s command to “go and make disciples” may seem confusing or even overwhelming to you. So, here are three ways you can intentionally focus your circle of influence as you pursue a life on mission.
Embracing these five practices will take your personal prayer life to a whole new level and help you be intentional in discipling others to pray.
Many people have a hard time reading or cannot read at all. If we are to fulfill the Great Commission, we must know how to disciple people who struggle to read. These four tips may help you.
