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
Q & A – Church Systems, Where to Start?
Here’s a recent question I answered from a church planter: Q: Nelson, thanks so much for all you do. I came across some of your resources recently and have really learned a lot from them. Our new church has just launched and I’m wanting to start implementing the systems, where do I start? It’s a little overwhelming and any advice … 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
Common Mistakes Church Planters Make
My friend David Putman had a great post recently on some of the most common mistakes that church planters make. With his permission, here’s a re-print of it: Common Mistakes Church Planters Make Research has varied when it comes to the number of churches planted that don’t survive. I have seen reports that suggest failure rates as high as eighty percent … Read More
Q & A – Best Launch Date?
It’s Kerrick Thomas here again, Executive Pastor and Teaching Pastor at The Journey and the co-author of Launch and Activate with Nelson. He asked me to share this recent answer to a question from Launch: Q:You guys said in Launch that when launching Journey, looking back you would have rather launched in February instead of in Easter as you did. … Read More
Four Loves of a Church Planter #4
Today is the final installment of “The Four Loves of a Church Planter.” You can find the first three here: Love #1, #2, and #3. Successful church planters love the… PEOPLE IN THEIR CHURCH I talked last week about the importance of loving your city and the people of your city, but today I’m talking specifically about the people in … Read More
Four Loves of a Church Planter #3
Today is the third installment of posts called “The Four Loves of a Church Planter.” You can find the first two here: Love #1 and Love #2. Successful church planters love their… CITY This is something I have noticed time and time again. The most successful church planters I know really love their city! They think it’s the best place … Read More