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11/6/2009 2:42 PM (22 hours ago) from Planting Space
We've got some great posts this week! YOU KNOW YOU ARE CALLED IF… c3blogs by Matt Fry Matt talks about not quitting if you are called to ministry We Need You to Serve vs. You Need to Serve Shaun in the City by Shaun King Shaun talks ..
» Meet a Church Planter: Rick Carbonneau in Redwood City, CA
11/5/2009 1:11 PM (2 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Rick Carbonneau became a part of Acts 29 this year and has replanted Redeeming Grace Church in Redwood City, California – a church committed to being on mission and planting more churches. But it wasn’t always that way… ..
» Book Interview: Church Still Works
11/5/2009 10:30 AM (2 days ago) from EdStetzer.com
As I recently mentioned , I am intrigued by the Independent Baptist Movement. It is often caricatured and frequently misunderstood, but definitely worth understanding. With that in mind, when I see research on this movement, it catches my ..
» Ted Haggard Starting a New Church in His Colorado Springs Home
11/5/2009 8:56 AM (2 days ago) from MMI Weblog
It all starts November 12 at the Haggard residence, just blocks away from New Life Church. Haggard: "We wanted to do something in our house to connect with friends." According to the Colorado Springs Gazette: Haggard will ..
» Taking the Family on the Road
11/5/2009 6:36 AM (2 days ago) from TallSkinnyKiwi
Big article yesterday called "Dad lost his job, so this family lives on the road." Its about families who have traded their houses for motorhomes in order to ride out (no pun intended) the recession. The article points to a great website c..
» G.B.C.P.
11/4/2009 12:09 PM (3 days ago) from Outreach and Evangelism
Last week my Management Team was in and got to attend a Launch Team meeting and hang with a few of our people and hear some of our vision and strategy. So towards the end we were sitting around and one of them said that they had been talkin..
» Planting / Pastoring in Your Head or Your Community?
11/3/2009 12:09 PM (4 days ago) from EdStetzer.com
Do you remember the playground game Red Rover? You know, where school kids stand in two lines facing each other and take turns yelling out, "Red Rover, Red Rover, send Suzy right over!" Then little Suzy would have to leave her line and run..
» Honor the fathers
11/3/2009 5:00 AM (4 days ago) from Pastor Steven Furtick
The first thing a church planter should do (before he even unpacks his boxes if possible) is identify and honor the spiritual fathers in the city he’s occupying. I did a decent job of this when I moved to Charlotte. I could have done a l..
» Is Your Church a Religious Cushion?
11/3/2009 1:43 AM (4 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
By Scott Thomas, Director of the Acts 29 Network Jack Miller was the director of World Harvest Mission and pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church near Philadelphia and professor at Westminster. In his book, Outgrowing the Ingr..
» Website Wisdom
11/2/2009 7:24 PM (5 days ago) from Goodmanson.com
Your Church magazine, part of Christianity Today published an article I wrote, Website Wisdom - New research, cooperative reveal best practices for churches in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue. The article begins: Research conducted earlier this yea..
» War Fatigue
11/2/2009 4:35 PM (5 days ago) from Planting Space
9/11/2001 seems like a long time ago. I remember that period of time immediately following the attacks. Never in my life have I seen such unity in our nation. When we went to war it was with a nearly unanimous voice. Now eight years la..
» Using Twitter to Learn about the Community
11/2/2009 2:02 PM (5 days ago) from Planting Space
Here is a tip for church planters trying to better understand their community. Use Twitter . Twitter has a build in search engine that allows you to search Tweets. Simply search for the name of the city you are in to see all tweets with..
» My Prediction for Next Decade: Church Will Revisit 1930's
11/2/2009 12:06 PM (5 days ago) from TallSkinnyKiwi
Yeah. I know it's a month away from end-of-decade-prediction time but I feel the first one coming on now. I think the next decade of 2010 to 2020 will involve a revisiting of the 1930's, especially in relation to church and mission. Why? T..
» TransFORM Missional Community
10/31/2009 8:23 AM (7 days ago) from TallSkinnyKiwi
TransFORM is a "missional community formation network" based in USA that starts up on Monday Nov 2nd. Another great chance to jump into the emerging church stream and get some support for your new community, or some ideas on how to start o..
» Loneliness
10/30/2009 9:31 PM (8 days ago) from Church Planting Wives
On October 12th I posted a blog about how spending time with my girlfriends from Virginia Beach made me realize how lonely I am. I asked for you to leave some comments about your struggles with loneliness in ministry. I was overwhelmed; I'..
» the Best of the Best Church Planting Blog Posts
10/30/2009 1:42 PM (8 days ago) from Planting Space
Here's our weekly roundup of the best blog posts we read about church planting. We hope you enjoy them… Missional Leadership Lifeway Research Blog by Ed Stetzer Ed provides a video of a lecture he did on missional leadership. The po..
» Meet a Church Planter: Rick White in Fort Worth, TX
10/29/2009 7:10 PM (9 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Rick is not new the the Network, but you may not know who he is yet. From The Village Church (as in Matt Chandler), Rick White planted CityView church in Fort Worth, Texas. At the Houston boot camp in September, Rick popped by the green ro..
» A Brief Overview of Acts 29: Part 2
10/29/2009 2:22 PM (9 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
By Scott Thomas, Acts 29 Director See Part 1 here . 4. How is Acts 29 reaching out internationally? We are blessed with a team of church planters who focus their energies toward the International opportunities while leading their respectiv..
» Missional Leadership
10/29/2009 0:16 AM (10 days ago) from EdStetzer.com
As I mentioned and shared details on Saturday, I am doing a conference tomorrow in Chicago. Whenever I come to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School , I do a one-day seminar for pastors as part of my class. In this case, I will be focusing o..
» A Brief Overview of Acts 29: Part 1
10/28/2009 2:40 PM (10 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
By Scott Thomas, Acts 29 Director 1. How and when did Acts 29 begin? Acts 29 was founded in 2000 with Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle when it was about 200 in attendance and David Nicholas, a Presbyterian pastor..
» Willing to be Coached
10/27/2009 11:22 AM (11 days ago) from Outreach and Evangelism
One thing I just really don't understand are people who aren't willing to be coached and who won't submit to leadership. Seems to me that one of God's favorite qualities in people is humility, and if you don't want to be coached and won't f..
» The Great Hope of the Pastor
10/26/2009 9:20 PM (12 days ago) from History in the Making
In almost every church I visit... which are mostly church plants... there he is. The pastor. Standing in the front row during worship. Giving his whole heart to it. Feeling the presence of God. Stretching for it. Yearning for it. And he..
» Houston Boot Camp Audio is Up
10/26/2009 4:33 PM (12 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Houston Boot Camp, centered on the them of "Endurance," was just wrapping up a month ago. We have all the audio available now, and want to share it with you! Houston Boot Camp 09 Tuesday, September 15: Main Sessions: Se..
» The Antioch Gathering
10/24/2009 9:38 AM (14 days ago) from The M Blog
While they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them aw..
» Saturday is for Seminars in Chicago and San Diego
10/24/2009 8:53 AM (14 days ago) from EdStetzer.com
Tomorrow I'm back preaching at Two Rivers Church in Nashville, TN. Then on Monday, on October 26th, I'll be up in Chicago teaching a course on Becoming a Missional Church at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (my class syllabus from the s..
» Weekly best blog posts post
10/24/2009 8:17 AM (14 days ago) from Planting Space
Enjoy our weekly round-up of the best blog plosts we've saw this past week… Equipping Pastors: 18 Questions from 1 Thessalonians for a Church Planter's Soul Acts 29 by Matthew Kruse Mathew Kruse provides fresh insight from 1 Thessalo..
» Enjoy the Journey
10/23/2009 8:51 AM (15 days ago) from The Batterson Blog - Thoughts on Life and Leadership
Is it possible that one of your greatest spiritual responsibilities is to enjoy this moment in your life as much as you possibly can ? Right here. Right now. Are you enjoying life as much as you can? As a young church planter, I always felt..
» Baptists Come in 32,235 Flavors-- Part 3, BGC
10/22/2009 9:49 PM (16 days ago) from EdStetzer.com
Yes, there are a lot of different kinds of Baptists. Not really 32,235, but a bunch. So, using my week as a guide, I have been talking about three groups. First, I spoke to two Southern Baptist state conventions . Second, I "almost" spoke ..
» Best Church Venue
10/22/2009 8:36 PM (16 days ago) from History in the Making
Goes to my friend Paul Stewart who just launched Gateway Church in Des Moines, IA . They use the Temple for Performing Arts which looks absolutely gorgeous . And just look at those mounds of muffins and pastries. This is like the Willy Won..
» Paranormal Activity
10/22/2009 10:53 AM (16 days ago) from Outreach and Evangelism
This may not interest everyone, but for the many church planters (people who are starting new churches) who read this blog, have you heard about the story of the movie Paranormal Activity ? It was shot in 2006 by a video game designer for ..
» Meet a Church Planter: Rob Wilton in New Orleans
10/21/2009 8:05 PM (17 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Meet the Wiltons. Rob and Annabeth just officially launched Vintage Church in New Orleans last month. They are new members to Acts 29 and we are excited to have them as part of the Network! Acts 29: How were you called to plant a ch..
» Free Tim Keller Sermons - Great Resource
10/21/2009 2:47 PM (17 days ago) from Your Journey Blog
Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York has opened up a new free sermon resource, starting with 150 of Pastor Tim Keller’s sermons, all categorized, labeled, and downloadable, at this site: Download Tim Keller's Sermons Here’s more info f..
» The New Green: a trail of groceries on the parking lot
10/21/2009 2:03 PM (17 days ago) from Compassion By Design
Kindness is the new green. Reading the story of Ruth, the intentional practice of gleaning is kind of like leaving a trail of groceries across the parking lot on the way to your car. It is the new green– keeping other humans alive. ..
» Seasons of a Church Life
10/21/2009 12:51 PM (17 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Churches go through critical seasons of their life that largely determine both their longevity and health. Seeing, accepting, and navigating these seasons is incredibly important for the ongoing forward progress of the gospel. Gesta..
» Exponential Conference
10/21/2009 9:01 AM (17 days ago) from The Batterson Blog - Thoughts on Life and Leadership
Super excited about the Exponential Conference in Orlando , April 19-22 . It's the largest gathering of church planters on the planet. Great lineup of speakers. If you are a church planter you need to be there! I'm also doing a pre-confere..
» Vince's Brush with Death!
10/20/2009 11:51 PM (18 days ago) from Church Planting Wives
On Thursday I got a call from Vince, "Jen, I just got into an accident. I'm stuck in the car!" I calmly talked to him and told him it was OK. Inside I was freaking out. The kids were in the backseat of my car and I didn't want them to hear..
» How do you raise the value of volunteering?
10/20/2009 10:19 PM (18 days ago) from tony morgan | one of the simply strategic guys
Over the last several months I’ve had the opportunity to visit churches, consult with churches, and work at a couple of churches. I’m guessing I’ve had the opportunity to see the inner-workings of more churches in the las..
» Why Should I Attend an Acts 29 Boot Camp?
10/20/2009 4:20 PM (18 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Acts 29 has been conducting Boot Camps since its inception in 2000. The goal of these introductory church-planting conferences is to introduce Biblical church planting concepts as understood through the gospel and a missional ecclesiology...
» Why Fire the Executive Pastor?
10/20/2009 9:21 AM (18 days ago) from MMI Weblog
Casey Graham says he is seeing a new trend in church staffing: Firing the XP (Executive Pastor). But why? Here are three of the reasons Casey thinks are behind the trend: 1. They were hired too early Most pastors in ..
» Monday News & Links (October 19)
10/19/2009 1:34 PM (19 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Tim Challies Blog Reviews Acts 29 "A few weeks ago I began a series called 'Meet the Ministries.' This purpose of this series is to learn about some of the more prominent or more interesting ministries seeking to serve the church today. In..
» FirstSteps for Planting a Missional Church - Recomended
10/18/2009 9:19 PM (20 days ago) from Your Journey Blog
Sojoun Church Planting Center recommends FirstSteps for Planting a Missional Church Where do I start? Read these 3 church planting manuals. In the last few weeks, I have had the opportunity to speak with several people who have expressed a..
» The Week In Brief(s) (10/18/09)
10/18/2009 3:45 PM (20 days ago) from Outreach and Evangelism
Every Sunday I'm sharing a recap on some of what happened that week. It will be quick (in brief) and I'll write in my underwear (in briefs). Here ya go: 1. Working on filing for our 501(c)3 Tax Exempt status from the IRS. Fun! 2. Working o..
» Equipping Pastors: 18 Questions from 1 Thessalonians for a Church Planter's Soul
10/16/2009 5:07 PM (22 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
On Fridays, we want to focus on equipping pastors and church planters personally - to step away from the practical, logistical aspects of church-planting and take a deep look at the pastor's soul. Today, Matthew Kruse provides fresh insigh..
» Pentecostalism (Pt.2)
10/16/2009 3:00 PM (22 days ago) from Mark Conner's Space
I see a number of strengths in the Pentecostal faith tradition. Here are a few of the main ones. Obviously, these strengths aren't limited to Pentecostals nor do all Pentecostal churches necessarily exhibit them. 1...
» Recent Best Church Planting Blog Posts
10/16/2009 12:40 PM (22 days ago) from Planting Space
Once again here is our round-up of the best church planting blog posts we've seen: The Four Dangers of Leadership part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , & part 4 by Perry Noble What to guard your heart against as a leader. Vision Casting – Captu..
» Meet a Church Planter: Chuck Land in Sugar Land, Texas
10/15/2009 12:54 PM (23 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
More churches are being planted with Acts 29, but also, existing churches who share a love for Jesus and seeing new believers, and planting more churches are partnering with us more and more. Chuck Land's church is 7 years old, and has alr..
» Meet A Church Planter: Brent Thomas in Peoria, Arizona
10/15/2009 12:38 PM (23 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Our network continues to grow and we are amazed, blessed and excited to be a part of God's work in bringing more to know & trust Jesus in the Southwest. Brent Thomas grew up in Arizona in the Glendale-Peoria area, and though he left and pa..
» Bob Thune: The Church Planter's Ambition & Idolatrous Motives
10/14/2009 4:14 PM (24 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
What motivates church planters today? Why plant a church? A myriad of reasons are commonly shared, but Bob Thune sees a root issue beneath many of those driving forces: a church planter who is all about himself rather than seeing the gospe..
» How Do Leaders Finish Well?
10/14/2009 1:03 PM (24 days ago) from Your Journey Blog
Dr Robert Clinton says, "1/3 of all leaders finish well, 1/3 of all leaders finish so-so and 1/3 of all leaders don't finish well." Thanks to Leadership Network I experienced my first 'live blogging' of a talk I ..
» Why I Speak to Other Groups and How I Decide
10/14/2009 11:28 AM (24 days ago) from EdStetzer.com
Recently, I was working on my calendar and scheduling in my time with the Worldwide Church of God at their denominational annual meeting. (If you're not familiar with them, they have a fascinating history from theological error to evangeli..
» NewThing Launches Two More Churches Last Weekend!
10/14/2009 9:30 AM (24 days ago) from daveferguson.org
We launched 2 NewThing Churches this past weekend – awesome stuff! Anthem Church : Former NewThing/COMMUNITY Leadership Resident, Matt Larson (and wife Kristen) launched a NewThing Church near L.A., CA called Anthem Church. They kicked o..
» Eagles in Leadership Interview about Big Idea & More!
10/14/2009 0:28 AM (25 days ago) from daveferguson.org
Dr. Matthew Lee Smith has received numerous acknowledgments for his contributions and podcasts at Eagles in Leadership . A few weeks ago I did a telephone interview for a podcast with Matt. We talked a lot about The BIG IDEA , NewThing a..
» Why is Church Planting So Important? Scott Thomas Takes the Mic
10/13/2009 2:21 PM (25 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
"Church planting is the most effective way to evangelize and make disciples. So much great fruit comes out of church-planting. So, our goal is to make disciples, not necessarily to make a church. But in order to make disciples we see that ..
» Kids Are People Too
10/13/2009 1:38 PM (25 days ago) from Outreach and Evangelism
Last year, when I realized we were really going to leave our church and friends in Virginia Beach, to start a new church in Vegas, I felt kind of sick. I didn't want to leave, and planting a church is so ridiculously difficult. So I started..
» Your God is Too Small | week 2
10/13/2009 12:10 PM (25 days ago) from TaddGrandstaff.com
If you missed week 2 of our current teaching series, Your God is Too Small, then you can watch below or check-out our Your God is Too Small Series Page for more information about the series. You can also watch the message below.
» What is my role as a missionary?
10/13/2009 6:44 AM (25 days ago) from The M Blog
I will not attempt to speak for my colleagues and fellow missionaries around the world. What I seek to describe is how I understand my own calling/role/function as a missionary. Through the years, missionaries have served the Lord in many c..
» Girls Just Want To Have Fun!
10/13/2009 1:16 AM (25 days ago) from Church Planting Wives
I just spent this past weekend with 3 of my best friends from Virginia Beach. They made the long and expensive trek to Vegas. I had the time of my life! I didn't realize how much I missed my girlfriends until I spent time with them. We lau..
» Nine Prayers of a Missional Leader - Wrap up
10/12/2009 7:55 PM (26 days ago) from Your Journey Blog
Let’s remember that our prayers matter. A book that made an impact on my prayer life was Dutch Sheets’, “Watchman Prayer.” In this book he gives an excellent explanation of the mysterious partnership we have with God through prayer..
» You Can't Be Pepsi. You Have to Be Sprite.
10/12/2009 1:23 PM (26 days ago) from History in the Making
When you're not Coke , that is. There's a great misconception in church planting that there's no such thing as competition between churches. That we're all on the same team . That there's no market share . That you can&..
» Interview: New Book & Church Planting in Europe
10/12/2009 11:39 AM (26 days ago) from daveferguson.org
After being in Europe the week before I was only able to be at Catalyst on Wednesday to host the Church Planting Lab. But in between sessions I made a trip out to the Exponential RV and talked with Josh Jackaway. Josh asked me about chur..
» Five Great Tips On Creating a Vision
10/12/2009 11:33 AM (26 days ago) from Your Journey Blog
Vision casting in a new church is critical! Casting a compelling vision with clarity and conviction will help you with fundraising, launch team recruitment, motivating, focusing your team and even evangelism! Vision casting from a ..
» What Does “Leadership Development” Mean to You?
10/12/2009 8:43 AM (26 days ago) from MMI Weblog
I have the opportunity to work closely at Leadership Network with Warren Bird, who directs all of our research projects... Could you help us out? Here's what I received from Warren: What Does “Leadership Development” Mean to You..
» Catalyst Recap: You Don’t Have to Miss Anything!
10/12/2009 8:32 AM (26 days ago) from MMI Weblog
Did you miss Catalyst last week? No problem! Many of our friends were there to take great notes for you. Check it out! Andy Stanley on Creating a Healthy Work Culture Catalyst 09: Andy Stanley Louie Giglio on Everything is..
» Discerning Your Church's Call to Ministry
10/12/2009 5:27 AM (26 days ago) from EdStetzer.com
I have a new article featured at Christianity Today's Building Church Leaders website that focuses on how a local church should discover their particular calling to its larger community. You can read it below. Be sure to check out the BCL ..
» To do and teach
10/10/2009 6:15 AM (28 days ago) from The M Blog
This past week our team began a process of reevaluating who we are as a team, our purpose, role, mission, and what God is trying to say to us in regards to restructuring for greater effectiveness in the ministry He has given. We decided to ..
» UK Church Planters Are "Buzzin' About the Gospel"
10/9/2009 8:37 PM (29 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
Steve Timmis, Acts 29 Western Europe's Regional Coordinator, greets Acts 29 blog readers this week: "I’ve just been in the middle of coaching training and I’m really eager to implement coaching in Western Europe under the auspi..
» 23 Factors in Finding a Facility: Help for Church Planters, Part 3
10/9/2009 8:22 PM (29 days ago) from Acts 29 Blog
By Mark Driscoll Part 3 of a 4 part series. Click here for Part 1 & Part 2 . 11. Room for Fellowship Will there be sufficient open space for people to mingle and meet before and after the services? While this item may seem simple, the issu..
» Church Planting Blogs of the Week
10/9/2009 7:11 PM (29 days ago) from Planting Space
Each week we read through hundreds of blogs by dozens of authors so you don’t have to. Here are our favorites this week: Passion, Drive & Humility – part 1 & part 2 from Stovall's Blog by Stovall Weems Stovall talks about the keys to..
» Free Church Planting Webinar October 28th @ 2pm Central
10/9/2009 2:00 PM (29 days ago) from Your Journey Blog
FirstSteps Webinar Series - Part 2 Join us for part 2 of the FirstSteps webinar series with Gar..