New Churches

Discerning a call to ministry is rarely a simple or predictable journey. This eBook explores the biblical foundations and practical realities of pastoral calling through the lens of experienced church planters and multiplying pastors. Drawing from research with proven ministry leaders, this resource examines the inward calling and outward confirm...

When I started to grasp the urgency of our need to share the gospel, I began attempting to share Christ, but I only did so sporadically. I would read a book on evangelism, get all fired up, and go share with a bunch of people for about a week or so at a time. Eventually, my zeal would fizzle out.   

I used to think evangelism was primarily something you “go do.” I...

There is an unwritten rule in our church-planting culture: find the right person, and the church will follow. The “right” person?  

The right person is winsome, visionary, a gifted communicator—an all-round leader who more than capably reads Scripture, the room, and the neighborhood. He casts vision people want to inhabit. He is the lead planter, and the mode...

Church planters live in the middle of need. 

You feel it from the earliest days. There are practical needs, financial needs, relational needs, leadership needs, facility needs, community needs, marriage needs, parenting needs, counseling needs, and on and on. Some days it feels like everyone is carrying something heavy and looking to you for help. Other days, you ...

I remember sitting in a staff meeting not long ago thinking something feels off. 

Nothing had gone wrong. Nobody was arguing; the agenda got covered, and on the surface, it looked like a good meeting. But it was quiet in a way that didn’t feel healthy. So, I asked a few questions. 

“Anything we could have done better this past Sunda...