by Bob Hyatt In the early days of our church planting adventure I spent some time seeking out other church planters, hoping for some wisdom and encouragement. Man, did I get a wake up call.
There seem to be two distinct schools of thought in the church planting community. The first is “This is hard. Are you sure you want to do this? You don’t look like you’ve got what it takes… I’m not so sure you should do this! Have you prayed about it?” ...more
by Randy Knutson If you're called to plant a church in the 21st century, you need the ability to declare a new future. You will also need skills that allow you to learn and adapt as you go. The future leaders of tomorrow will redefine reality in a culturally-shifting world. ...more
by Dann Pantoja Mentoring postmodern church planters is like hiking the mountains of British Columbia--painful, scary, exhilarating, exciting, fulfilling! Each day, you're bound to say "Whew!", "Wow!", "What?", "Whatever!", "Whoah!", "Wohoo!" all at once. ...more
by Greg Warner "Thank you for calling Grace Community Church. If you are calling in regard to our traditional worship service, please press 1. If you looking for celebrative worship in a casual, non-threatening atmosphere, please press 2. If you’re not into religion but you believe in God and own a pair of Timberlands, then our GenX service may be for you. Press 3 now. If you don’t know where you fit in, please press 4 to make an appointment with our counseling service. And have a great day.” ...more
by Tim Hill Yes...let's give thanks for the big turkey...
By the time most of you read this, it will nearly be Thanksgiving; a holiday that from its inception was established with the intent that we all stop, reflect on the provision of God in our lives, and give thanks for it. ...more
by Bob Hyatt One of the great lies of modern society is “one size fits all.” With the disparity in people’s sizes increasing (read: many of us are getting bigger and bigger), “one size fits all” is becoming less and less true.
The same holds true for the church. ...more
by Keith Giles Moving is one of the most painful and emotionally draining experiences imaginable. I do not recommend it unless absolutely necessary.
Having recently endured the suffering of relocation, I have several observations to share.
The first one is the fact that I have entirely too much.
As we were moving recently, into our new house, I had the very painful experience of moving my stuff into storage for about two weeks and then moving it back out of storage again. ...more
by Darrell Haskins Here's the story of a man named Brady - wait that's not right. This is not a situation comedy where things are neatly wrapped up by the end of the episode. This is the real deal. It's way more than I bargained for and know I'm in over my head. I'm planting a church and three years ago I would have been hard pressed to imagine being where I am now. ...more
by Keith Giles It’s impossible to blaze a new trail and then ask for the roadmap first.
If you’re called to pioneer something, it will mean that there will not be a trail for you to follow as you move along. ...more
by Tim Hill We live in a world of symbols. Every weekday I drive by the golden arches of McDonald’s on my way to the office. On my way home, I drive by the familiar logo of my guilty pleasure, Starbuck’s. The arches evoke a desire for a bacon and egg bagel with hash browns. The Starbuck’s logo leaves me craving a venti, soy, two pump white chocolate, one pump toffee nut, chai latte. No whip. ...more
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