Planting Space

I spent Monday in downtown Indianapolis with Jake Nelson, who has planted Response Christian Church.  He took me around the downtown area to show me the target area of the new church.  One building in particular caught my eye.  It was a magnificent church.  The architecture was amazing.  I asked what church it was.  Jake’s [...]

If you are fundraising for your new church plant (did I really just say if?), a great way to connect with your supporters is to invite them to visit in person. Everyone on your list should certainly be invited for Launch Sunday, but you may want to consider inviting key contributors for other significant events:

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Last week I posted a blog on email marketing which included a link to a review of several of the providers.  There was one company that review left out that we recommend to all of our church planters: Web Accelerated Marketing.  I’ll review it based on the criteria from my post.
1.  Check the templates:  WAM [...]

Two of the early milestones that any church planter must accomplish is developing a prayer support team and financial supporters.  When God begins to plant a vision for a church in a pastors mind, fundraising and support letters are not part of the vision that keeps them up at night.  (That’s comes later when they [...]

Email communication is great… so are blogs, websites, facebook and my new favorite, twitter.  The problem is some people just don’t get the whole electronic world in which we live.  On top of that, everyone still appreciates the personal touch of a handwritten note.  Now I know you are thinking that there is no way [...]

A nearly indispensable communication tool for you ’support raisers’ out there is the blog. Don’t know what a blog is yet (hint… you’re reading one)? Read what is a blog?. You can set up your own blog for free on Blogger or Word Press (among others). This is a great way to supplement your email [...]

Email is a key tool in the church planter’s arsenal.  It is used for fundraising, marketing, internal communication, scheduling, and many other things.  The days of plain text emails are all but gone.  Emails now are saturated with html, pictures, and hyperlinks.  But don’t worry, you don’t have to be a web designer or graphic [...]

If you want supporters, for both prayer and for finances, you have to be intentional about communiating with them.  If you just wing it and communicate with them when it’s convenient, you never will.  Trust me, very few church planters are good at constant communication, which is required for constant support, without putting into place [...]

Getting the word out in your community is an obvious necessity for a new church plant. But do you have any idea how long it takes for some of the standard communication/marketing pieces to be produced? Since church launches are seasonal, you and a hundred other planters are all asking for services from the same [...]

If you are planting in the Fall chances are you are thinking about what equipment you need to purchase.  Tip: If you’re not you should.  To hit a homerun with your equipment purchases, you want everything to be mobile and multi-functional.  You want the flexibility to set up church or run an event from virtually [...]