ARTICLE The Wineskin Test Church planters must be flexible enough to meet challenges large and small. by Ralph Moore
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Do you embody new-wineskin flexibility? If you are contemplating a church plant, your leadership style should be malleable enough to meet challenges ranging from scarce resources and an ever-changing culture to typhoons and snowstorms.
Let's take a little test.
Are You Flexible?
How do you respond to unexpected changes? If you are flexible, then sudden challenges will not blow away your plans. Instead, ...
ARTICLE Calling All Builders The team that you launch with will be an important part of your church’s first steps. by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas
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A strong launch team that builds to a successful launch is the foundation for effectively starting a church.
What Is a Launch Team?
Launch team: A team of committed individuals who will assist you in preparing for and executing an effective launch. This is a team of people currently living in the area where your new church will meet—a team that you will build from scratch. Some people prefer a ...
Defining Your Target Group Determining what kind of people you want to reach is an issue of primary importance. Charles Arn
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The question, "What kind of people are you trying to reach?" is the first and most important question in starting a successful new church. The answer is critical because it will help determine "What day and time should we meet?" "Where should we meet?" "How do we get a crowd?" "What kind of music should we have?" "What are the themes we should address?" and much more.
Creating Church Culture Planters have a great opportunity to build a community based on shared values. Angie Ward
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You've been called to plant a church—how do you ensure that this new organization will reflect your vision and values? This is an issue of culture—not the culture around your church, but the culture inside it: the values and behaviors that are shared by the people in your congregation. Culture is the DNA of your organization; it's not only a shared ethos, but a shared lifestyle that results ...
ARTICLE Eight Ways to Start Smart Adopt a step-by-step planning strategy to lay a firm foundation for your new church. by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas
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Increase the chances of your new church plant becoming a success by knowing where you are, where you're going, and how you are going to get there. Following these eight steps will help guide your feet on the proper paths.
1. Purpose, mission, and vision statement
These statements provide guiding principles that describe what God has called you to do (mission), how you will do it (purpose) and what ...
ARTICLE First-Year Blueprint Start right by focusing on this set of basic tasks; everything else can wait. by Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas
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There are eight systems that you should focus on during the first year of your new church. Everything else can wait 8 to 18 months, depending on how things develop.
The Sunday Service
How do you develop an effective Sunday system?
Make a list of everything you are doing for Sunday, evaluate it, and then ask, "What's on this list that we could mobilize volunteers to accomplish?" Model each task well yourself and then quickly give it away.
Landmines of Church Planting Stepping into these traps can create an explosive situation for your new congregation. Ed Stetzer
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These are a few of the more subtle landmines that every church planter should consider avoiding.
Forgetting Our Mission
Church planters must be very clear in their own hearts, and with those they are leading—they are not in the "church business." A failure to clearly understand "mission" results in utilizing the wrong values for measuring progress and success. In this culture, that cheers for ...
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