Tough Church Planting

Children Are a Blessing. Not a Burden. About a year and a half ago, our third born, Joey, was six months old. Needless to say, Lindsay and I weren’t getting any sleep. They say you should never...

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We live in a culture that is enamored with success. And, by success, I’m talking about things that look successful. That’s why colleges will pay football coaches millions of dollars, and foot...

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Countless blogs and books have been written on ministry success. The church growth movement has been notorious for the amount of resources printed, and the evangelical church has eaten it up. The...

http://www.toughchurchplanting.com/the-secret-to-successful-ministry/

Do you remember the old Gremlins movies? It was an ‘80’s humorous, horror film where ugly reptile-like creatures caused mischief and problems wherever they went. Worst of all, they multiplied...

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Have you ever known someone that admitted they were a pessimist? Most people who say they are realists are pessimists in disguise. So, is it possible that true realists are optimists in disguise?...

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Ministry leaders, church planters, and pastors who can take an honest look at their own lives to see their deficiencies, faults, weaknesses, temptations, and strengths will have an incredible adv...

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Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, occasionally shares with business students and budding entrepreneurs musings on starting businesses. An expression he likes to use often is “entrepreneur...

http://www.toughchurchplanting.com/church-planting-and-eating-glass/

This year, I started coaching my daughter’s soccer team, and it’s been….interesting. Most of the girls on the team didn’t know each other or how to play soccer. Early on, we were just try...

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Think of a trench with men lining one side and guns pointed down range towards a real and present enemy. The battle rages, and the men fight tooth and nail until they become tired. The battle bec...

http://www.toughchurchplanting.com/when-we-fight-the-wrong-enemy/

Development is necessary for any profession, and church planting is no different. Who wants a heart surgeon who has never operated on a heart before or a contractor who’s never picked up a hamm...

http://www.toughchurchplanting.com/four-stages-of-church-planting-development/