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Overcoming Discouragement
Adam Muhtaseb
Have you ever been truly discouraged? Not mildly frustrated. Not just worn out after a long week. But the kind of discouragement that makes you quietly wonder, “Can I actually keep going?” Several years into planting in Baltimore, I hit that wall. ...
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3 Elements of Spurgeon’s Spiritual Leadership
J.A. Medders
Leadership is influence toward a goal. This simple definition applies to NFL teams chasing the Super Bowl, businesses seeking to increase sales, and church planters and church-planting teams. Planter, you are a spiritual leader. Spiritual leadership is influence toward the biblical...
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Beyond Results-Driven Ministry
Dan Steel
Since before Christmas, two related but separate conversations have served as a proverbial stone in my shoe. They both got me thinking about our “functional” authority when it comes to church planting models and expectations. The first was with a...
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The Quiet Theology of Your Calendar
Will Basham
I wake up every morning and generally have no idea what I’m doing on any given day. I’m not referring to my general cluelessness about life (although that does exist more often than I’d like to admit). I’m referring to the busyness that seems to captivate many of my days. And, particularly...
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The Missing Ingredient in Most Church Plants
Luke Simmons
Lately, my house smells incredible. My 17-year-old daughter is in her “sourdough era,” and we are loving it. (When parents warn you about your kids’ “phases,” nobody says this is even possible!) Warm, tangy sourdough makes for a comforting...
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Social Media Wisdom for Church Planters
Jon Kelly
One of the first things that a church planter does in the early stages of planting a church is set up a social media account for the church. This ability to mass communicate is helpful for engaging our context and...
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The Discipleship Question
Barnabas Piper
“What do you guys do for discipleship?” This is a question that pastors frequently get from new people in their churches. At a church plant, they especially want to know what the plans are. For many people, discipleship is a...
