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I hate to write this blog. I've seen too many of these intentional mistakes made by church planters or pastors whose churches end up headed for trouble, splits, or dysfunction. Read on to discover when your pastor or church needs help because they are headed for trouble.
This blog is devoted to something I have observed over many years of ministry to potential and active church planters. I'm sure there are many more but I'll start the conversation by listing five signs you might make a good church planter.
After many years of experiencing ministry leadership and watching others do the same, I have come to the conclusion that pastors, church planters, and other ministry leaders operate in zones of ministry – some good, some are not so good, and some may be neutral. The following are some of the zones that you may find yourself in as you do ministry.
As a former church planter, coach, and trainer of church planters, and assessment team member in several church planter assessment centers, I highly value the need and importance of a CPAC. Here are 10 reasons why every aspiring church planter needs to go through the experience of a church planter assessment center.
This week I'm camped out in a hotel room waiting for a Converge Church Planter Assessment Center to begin tomorrow morning. I'll be one of many assessors on a team to help the candidates discern God's will for their first or next ministry. The center will be assessing 10 couples over a three-and-a-half-day period. I'm a veteran assessment team member having served in seven of them a while back, and I've been looking forward to another go at it. As I reflect on beginning the experience again tomorrow, I want to share with you a major observation - a ministry assessment experience should be required for all seminary students. Here's why I say that.
Pastors and church planters need good coaching in order to serve the Lord at their best. And, they need a coach who loves them and comes alongside them as a trusted friend and partner in ministry. What does this look like? Keep reading to find out how.
Do not try it alone! That's a warning every church planter needs to heed. Trying to launch a new church without any ministry support systems is a recipe for disaster and probably failure. So, what systems does the church planter need? Let me suggest several in today's blog.
The Lead Coach at Coach and Equip Ministries has written an introductory book for learning to coach pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders, Creating Ministry Champions. There are many reasons I recommend this book, but my blog offers 10 of them. Read on to learn more.
I have been doing a series of blogs on what we can learn from church plants. Last week I interrupted that series to talk about Covid-19. This week I will mix the two subjects to talk about prayer. Like church planters, how can we pray as if our life depends on it? This blog might help you with some answers.
You may not need experience as a church planter in order to coach leaders of new churches, but there are some things you should know and use in coaching. Read on for some suggestions so that you can be a great coach for church planters.