This week’s blog is a stump for my podcast interview with Jim Graff. Jim is a new friend. A former missionary, he set out to lead a large church that could support missions in a big...
I’ve mostly pastored large churches in suburban neighborhoods. However, my last church plant was in an urban area and the congregation remained under 300 people during my tenure. Frankly, that church...
Had an interesting conversation, yesterday, about church planting and evangelism. A strong financial supporter of my Mission Hope ministry overseas challenged me to include evangelism in the things I...
Every wonder why the gospel grows so fast in developing nations? I think it is because its presented in simpler terms. And this has implications for the church in America. I’ve planted three...
“I need to delegate disciplemaking.” “Running the church takes so much time that I need to delegate that.” “You don’t know how busy I am. This ministry has grown huge and lots of people depend on me...
Are you a church planter, or maybe a young leader in your first pastorate? If so, you probably work well with a young congregation but feel a little confused about what to do with the older members...
Had an interesting email exchange about integrity in ministry. This is one of the most integrous people I’ve known—yet he’s concerned about “phoniness” in his own life and in churches he’s...