Last week I shared some thoughts on raising funds for a new church plant (click here for that post), and today I’d like to tackle another issue that’s vital in starting a new church… LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Once you’ve confirmed the call of God to plant a church, securing a meeting location is one of the most important – and … Read More
How to Fund Your Church Plant
I get the distinct pleasure of investing in a lot of church planters through our ministry here at Church Leader Insights. In fact, we give away thousands of dollars worth of resources to church planters every week (click here for more info). That means I get to hear all sorts of stories – some good and some bad – and … Read More
How to Get to Know Your People (Demographics)
Since we planted The Journey and especially since my book Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch came out, I’ve gotten a lot of inquiries and questions about what’s involved in starting a new church. One of the more frequently asked questions is about Demographics. It’s normally asked something like this: “I know I need to learn more about the … Read More
9 Characteristics of a Church Planter (Part 3 of 3)
I’m wrapping up a my 3 part series of posts today about those characteristics that are essential for a church planter to be successful. You can read the first 2 posts here and here. Drum roll please… Here are the final three: 7. Must be Motivated and Driven to Succeed I spend a lot of time in my church planting … Read More
9 Characteristics of a Church Planter (Part 2 of 3)
Yesterday I started a series of posts (click here to read Part 1) about the characteristics of a successful church planter. Here are the next few: 4. Must Display Confidence and Optimism about the Task at Hand I am constantly amazed by how many church planters (and pastors) I meet who are pessimistic and insecure. It makes me wonder who … Read More
9 Characteristics of a Church Planter (Part 1 of 3)
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – starting a new church is an heroic venture and, if God has called you to it, there’s nothing else like it. I was reading this post and it sparked that there are also 9 Characteristics of a Church Planter: 1. Must Complement Vision by Working toward Goals, Setting Up Accountability … Read More
Free Resources for Church Planters
Are you planting a new church? Following God’s call to start a new church is a heroic task and I have a standing offer to give you more than $85.00 in church planting resources for FREE! Your free resources include: The Call of a Church Planter ($23.95 Value) Funding Your Church Plant ($23.95 Value) Launching Large ($13.95 Value) Starting Small … Read More
When to Start Small Groups in Church Planting
This is Kerrick Thomas (Executive & Teaching Pastor at The Journey and co-author of Launch and Activate. Nelson asked me to address a key question that we are often asked by church planters: When should we begin small groups? Our standard answer to that question is to wait until you have over 100 people attending before beginning small groups, but … Read More
Re-Launch – Church Planting Q & A
This is Kerrick Thomas – I serve as the Executive Pastor at The Journey Church in NYC and co-author of Launch: Starting a New Church from Scratch. Here’s an answer I sent recently to a church planter that Nelson asked me to share today: Q: We started our church this past Easter and we’re only running about 20 people. I … Read More
Free Color Laser Printer for your Church?
When The Journey first got started we signed up for a program that offered us a free color laser printer from Xerox – it was a great deal and it really helped us. There was only one catch to the program: we had to buy the ink from them. But we would have had to buy ink anyway! On top … Read More