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.
Ministry is not the primary call on our lives; intimacy is. Discover how your personal journey with Christ sets the tone for your calling to live on mission.
What’s ours is God’s. Here are six ways to steward what God has gifted our churches as we seek to live on mission as His church.
So you want to be a church planter. Here are 4 takeaways for discerning your calling as gleaned from one of the greatest church planters in history, the Apostle Paul.
Being with Jesus is more important than the work we do for Jesus. Rediscover what it means to be with Jesus and how our misconceptions can be corrected.
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.
So you’ve got a new church guest… Now what? Here are 7 ways to move your guests from casual visitors to partnering church members.
Money, money, money. Church planters have to have it. Here’s how the gospel impacts our stewardship, generosity, and peace of mind regarding finances.
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.
Planting a church is hard; trying to plant one alone is even harder. Here’s how you can lean into community by pursuing partnership.
We all want to be great in ministry. But greatness in Christ’s kingdom comes at a cost. What is it that you desire from Him?
Dr. Crawford Loritts offers 10 ways to approach your time on the platform as you share the Word of God with the congregation He has entrusted to your care.
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.
The difficulties of Christlike humility are not new to the modern age; the early church had to grow in this area of discipleship, too. Here are three reasons to pursue humility as you lead others to pursue Christ.
Our time in the office is not the infinite resource it seems to be. Here’s how you can reign in your priorities as you seek to serve God well as you shepherd His people.
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.
As leaders, we thrive when we cultivate support systems with meaningful friendships. Here’s why God calls us to expand our inner circles and allow others to invest in our lives.
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.
To press on in ministry requires a measure of holistic fitness. Here are four areas of your life that can be surrendered to God for His glory and for your good.
We all approach sermon prep differently, yet we should feel confident in our processes of getting our sermons ready. Here are four ways to prepare your heart and mind for Sunday morning.
We’re all called to play a part in planting new churches. But how? Here’s what you need to know as you pursue this call to live on mission.
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.
Learners make the best leaders, and this saying applies to the work of your ministry, too. Here are four reasons—plus, some helpful resources!—to help you consider the role of education as you live on mission.
Discouragement, challenges, and trials are guaranteed realities amid our church planting journeys. Through it all, here are three ways God accomplishes His mission through us as we live on mission for Him.
You probably didn’t become a planter because you love logistics… Even still, here’s how implementing these intentional systems can allow you to further the gospel more effectively.
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.
Meetings shouldn’t be your entire ministry, but they can play a huge role in what you do! Here’s some helpful advice as you make appointments with the church members you shepherd.
If you’re new to church planting, you’re likely coming onto the scene with just as many questions as you have ambition. So, here are some tips, tricks, and guidance to help you consider the best ways to lead your launch team in this new season.
You can’t pursue the work of a fruitful, healthy ministry on your own… but you can make a wise, informed decision about who will walk alongside you as you lead. So, here are some tips for picking your ministry partner well.
Your congregation and its families play an essential role in the life of your church. As a result, the man or woman who equips them in the ways of the Lord is crucial. So, here are 5 things to look for as you determine the next leader of your children’s ministry.
All year long we wait for the summertime season. Yet even here in this highly-anticipated time of year, our ministries still continue. So, here are 4 ways to use this season well, all to the glory of God and the good of your congregation.
You cannot claim to be “just a preacher, not a theologian.” Here’s how your work as a preacher impacts your congregation’s understanding of God and why you must lean into it.
How do you leave your role well as a church planter? Here are five steps to implement in a healthy succession plan as you consider how God may lead you into new kingdom efforts for His glory.
We’re never truly done with our pursuit of knowledge. Here’s why we’re called to continue reflecting on God’s Word as we keep engaging the world around us.
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.
Self-care isn’t contrary to biblical Christian living. Here are a few ways you can view caring for yourself as a means of worshipping God.
As we continue on our journey as church planters, we venture into new seasons and opportunities for growth. But how can we know what’s next? Here are five ways to rely on God as you move confidently into the future.
Church planting is difficult work; you can’t accomplish the work of God’s kingdom alone. Here are three ways that joining a church-planting network will change the trajectory of your missional calling forever.
“Your generation doesn’t have it as bad as our generation” is a stale approach to bringing up tomorrow’s leaders. Here are three ways you can lead the next generation today.
Starting a residency will transform your ministry and your church. Here are four reasons to have an intentional plan for turning members into missional leaders.
What is a residency? A residency is a plan for turning members into missional leaders. Pastors…
Your church has a culture, and that culture will play a huge role in its effectiveness toward making an impact for the kingdom of God. But if the culture isn’t missional, how do you change it?
Every church planter must learn who to entrust with leadership and who to avoid. Here are eight traits of people to trust and seven of those to avoid.
As you look to resource your residency, three key components ought to be included to produce health.
When it comes to funding residencies, we have everything we need within arm’s reach to do everything God has asked of us.
What are the two best things any pastor could do to find great residents?
You can build a lasting residency program that you deeply believe in by working through a process that helps you define three things: your terms, your why and your content.
Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., is well known for its effective intern program. Our Clint Clifton sat down with Mark Dever, the church’s senior pastor, to discuss the nuts and bolts of the program.
Most pastors who successfully lead their churches to multiply likely will share these 10 characteristics.
Five crucial takeaways pastors and church leaders should glean from the podcast, “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill”
That pastors ask regularly for prayer in the church should be a non-negotiable. But how transparent should we be with others about our own situations and struggles with sins?
You’re a church planter, frantically trying to get your church started. You’re doing it in a…
Are you approaching this new year with optimism, cynicism or a little of both? It can…
Leaders make decisions; good leaders make them in time. If you are going to lead well, you must couple your desire to be faithful with a willingness to decide.
People rarely consider how churches begin and almost never consider how they end. Churches, just like people, have lifecycles. They are born and they die. Where is your church in its lifecycle?
How do I avoid my team becoming dysfunctional? If it is dysfunctional, what do I do?
Drew Hyun explains the differences between a networked church, a family of churches, and a multisite church in terms of structure.
Having been around a lot of pastors at our various confabs across the world, I’ve noticed something unhealthy.
Devote an hour this week to equipping your potential leaders in their next step.
Sam Yoon shares three things that make being the #1 guy different from being the #2 guy.
Leadership is about motivating and encouraging and organizing your team to reach new goals.
To be effective in ministry, you need to do these three things well.
God has not promised that trials will not overwhelm us. The opposite appears to be true in Scripture.
To plant a church you need a solid launch team. Get the best practices from Daniel Im on growing your launch team.
What do you think would happen if you reimagined your church’s dashboard?
Mark Dance shares the mistakes he made as a church planter to equip you not to repeat them.
Shawn Lovejoy speaks to the difficulties of pastoring and the need for relationships.
Ask yourself these probing questions if you struggle with a critical spirit.
Dustin Neeley shares five helpful tips when dealing with stress in ministry.
Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im talk about discipleship from a systems perspective based on Daniel’s new book, No Silver Bullets.
Shawn Lovejoy shares helpful and encouraging advice about leading in ministry.
As a regular and ongoing rhythm, the campus pastor needs to close out the service.
The wife of a ministry husband will often find herself navigating a complex set of relationships as they seek to serve in Gospel work together.
Instead of looking down on pastors for being bivocational, we should lift them up as our heroes.
One of the biggest benefits to being multisite is that you can begin to build systems that allow you to launch new churches.
