Did you know– The majority of church starts fail within the first year. Why? Because the majority of church planters start churches without a clear calling from God. In order to plant a healthy church, you have to know that you are undeniably called by God. Period. So do you know for sure that God has called you to start a new Church? … Read More
10 Lessons in Bootstrapping a Church Plant – Part 5
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke Today we’re sharing the final post in a series on “Bootstrapping” a new church, or starting with very little (or no) outside funding. While this isn’t the ideal way to plant a church, there are a number of lessons to be learned through the process. You can read the rest of this series of … Read More
10 Lessons in Bootstrapping a Church Plant – Part 4
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke We’re looking at the lessons that can be learned in “Bootstrapping” a Church Plant (starting with little or no outside financial support). Click here to read the first, second, and third posts in this series. Here are today’s lessons: 4. FOCUS: YOU’LL STAY FOCUSED ON YOUR CHURCH’S VISION Bootstrapping will force you to drill … Read More
10 Lessons in Bootstrapping a Church Plant – Part 3
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke We’re about halfway through our series of posts about “Bootstrapping” a Church Plant (starting with little or no outside financial support) and 10 of the lessons learned in doing so. Click here to read the first post and the second one. Here are the next two lessons: 6. MOBILIZE: YOU’LL RAISE THE VALUE OF … Read More
10 Lessons in Bootstrapping a Church Plant – Part 2
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke We began a looking at a series of posts yesterday about “Bootstrapping” a Church Plant, and the lessons learned in doing so. (CLICK HERE FOR YESTERDAY’S POST) Here are the next two lessons: 8. EXCEL: YOU’LL BE FORCED TO STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE, BUT NOT PERFECTION If the bank account was overflowing and the monthly … Read More
10 Lessons in Bootstrapping a Church Plant – Part 1
by Nelson Searcy and Tommy Duke As we gear up for our Launch Conference, I wanted to share a set of blogs we did for Church Planters dealing with the reality of finances in a new Launch. You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Money makes the world go ‘round.” While those of us in ministry understand the skewed nature of … Read More
What I look for in a Church Planter – Part 4 – Guest Blogger Steve Stroope, Author of Tribal Church
Guest blogger Steve Stroope here, in my book Tribal Church I talk about what I look for in a church planter. For the last 3 days we have looked at the first 3 characteristics of a church planter: 1. The Church Planter should be a strong leader. 2. The Church Planter needs to have strong teaching skills. 3. The Church Planter should … Read More
What I look for in a Church Planter – Part 3 – Guest Blogger Steve Stroope, Author of Tribal Church
Guest blogger Steve Stroope here once again. In my book Tribal Church I talk about what I look for in a church planter and I’ve been sharing some of these defining characteristics here on Nelson’s blog this week. We have already evaluated the first two characteristics: The Church Planter must be a strong leader and have strong teaching skills. Today we continue with the third … Read More
What I look for in a Church Planter – Part 2 – Guest Blogger Steve Stroope, Author of Tribal Church
Guest blogger Steve Stroope here again. In my book Tribal Church I talk about what I look for in a church planter. Yesterday we looked at the first characteristic: The Church Planter must be a Strong Leader. And today, I want to continue with the second vital characteristic that we’d identified in successful church planters.: The Church Planter needs to have Strong Teaching … Read More
What I look for in a Church Planter – Part 1 – Guest Blogger Steve Stroope, Author of Tribal Church
This week I’ve asked author and my mentor, Steve Stroope, to share some thoughts from his new book, Tribal Church, about what he looks for in a church planter (and why). Steve pastors the 10,000+ member Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall, TX, and they’ve supported dozens of new church plants over the years (including The Journey). He’s been an invaluable resource … Read More