If there’s one thing I’ve learned in church planting, it’s to expect the unexpected. It seems like the spiritual warfare is always a little more intense when it comes to the birth of a new church. This past Sunday was no exception – we were launching The Journey Church in Boca Raton (click here for details). About a half-hour from … Read More
Go God! And Thank You (Boca Grand Opening Update)
On Friday, I asked you to pray for us and the Grand Opening of the brand new Journey campus in Boca Raton, FL. And today I want to send out a BIG THANK YOU! God showed up in a mighty way by sending 550 people yesterday. Yep, 550 people! Needless to say, we were (and still are) blown away! Today … Read More
Prayer Request – Launching The Journey – Boca Raton this Sunday
If you’ve been reading along this week, you know that this has been “Church Planting Week” on the blog. There are a couple of reasons for that: 1) we had a huge church planting webinar on Tuesday (thanks again to the over 1,000 pastors/planters who attended), and 2) I’m in the middle of a powerful church planting week personally. As … Read More
The Key to Church Planting Success: Launch Large
Ok, its a bold title but I believe it it! Just like birth weight of a new baby is critical to his early health, ‘launching large’ is critical for a new church plant. Here’s my goal with all that I offer on Church Planting: I want to help you start a church from scratch that will reach as many people as possible, as quickly … Read More
Three Deadly Sins of Church Planting
(Before I jump into the article – a huge thanks to everyone for a great Church Planting Webinar yesterday – over 1,000 pastors/church planters on the call. I hope to do more training for church planters in the future. . . now, on with today’s post) According to Catholic church teaching, there are seven deadly sins (I once did a Big Day series on … Read More
Nine Things I Know About Church Planting
In honor of today’s webinar on Top 3 Church Planting Mistakes (you are registered, right? It’s free, click here), I want to share a summary of the Nine Things I Know About Church Planting – these lessons are from my coaching, writing and conferences with church planters – they also come out of my study of the New Testament Church. … Read More
Do We Need A Board As We Get Started? (Church Planting)
One of the questions I was unable to deal with in my church planting handbook LAUNCH: STARTING A NEW CHURCH FROM SCRATCH is the question of starting a board of directors in your new church. Here’s some great wisdom from Master Mentor Bobb Biehl – check out this 3 minute video: At The Journey, as an almost decade-old church, we still have fewer … Read More
Act As If The Whole World Is Watching – A Weekend Quote
“Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.” — Thomas Jefferson, Third U.S. President
Free Podcast – A 7 Point Check-up for Your Worship Team
Jason Hatley – Pastor of Worship Arts at The Journey and Founder of Worship Leader Insights – just released a brand new podcast for worship leaders and I think you (and your worship leader) should check it out! New Podcast from Jason Hatley: A Worship Team Check-Up for Team Health and Growth in 2011 In this brand new free worship leader … Read More
Free Church Planting Webinar Next Tuesday – Will You Join Me?
Tuesday, February 8th 2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern 1:00pm – 3:00pm Central 12:00pm – 1:00pm Mountain 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific Space is Limited Register Now! Since the release of my book Launch a few years ago, I hear from a lot of church planters from all around the country and around the world. By far the most common question I hear … Read More