Rookies in Nascar have a yellow stripe on their bumpers. Yellow in Nascar is symbolic of caution. It tells the other drivers, “Watch out! Rookie driver.” The majority of church planters are rookies. I find that most church planters only start one church. Like rookie drivers, they are inexperienced and can have trouble navigating unfamiliar [...]
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What is Project Management for Church Planting pt. 2
February 3rd, 2010 4 Comments
Tags: church planting · new churches · passion 4 planting · Project Management
What is Project Management for Church Planting pt. 1
January 27th, 2010 No Comments
When New Life Christian Church started their first multi-site campus, Lead Pastor Brett Andrews sat down to formulate the plan. He had a compelling vision for what the new campus would look like and how they would effectively reach pre-Christians. But then came the details. Brett and his team quickly learned that there were all [...]
Tags: church planting · new churches · passion 4 planting · Project Management
Utilizing Google Apps for Church Planting
January 20th, 2010 No Comments
At Passion 4 Planting we set up all of our church planters on Google Apps. It’s free and its a great solution for email, document storage, calendars, and a whole lot more. All you need is a URL to get started and you can be up an running in no time. There is a little [...]
Tags: church planting · Google Apps · IT · new churches
Cloud Computing Makes Mobile Church Easier
January 13th, 2010 1 Comment
TechCrunch announced yesterday that Google would be rolling out support to upload any file type to Google Docs. It’s basically cloud storage for all your files. A nice advantage is Google’s sharing feature. You are able to share files easily on Google Docs by simply entering an email address. You get 1GB free and then [...]
Tags: church planting · Cloud computing · Google Apps · Google Docs · new churches
Record Keeping Made Easy
January 7th, 2010 2 Comments
One challenge for mobile churches is where to store important documents and files. Space is a premium for a mobile church and keeping all the receipts and reimbursement records can be a pain. There is an easier way using hardware you probably already have and a free program called Evernote. I’m a mac guy so [...]
Tags: church planting · Evernote · new churches · record keeping
Establishing Website Credibility
October 5th, 2009 No Comments
I was recently pointed to the results of research by Stanford University about 10 things that create credibility for your website…
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Are Your E-Newsletters CAN-SPAM Compliant?
October 2nd, 2009 No Comments
There is wisdom and a measure of integrity in following these simple rules to comply with the CAN-SPAM Act…
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Buying a Printer
September 28th, 2009 No Comments
Recently a planter was caught in a time crunch and needed to print the back of preprinted, heavy cardstock and his printer wouldn’t handle it…
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Overhaul Your Church Calendar
September 14th, 2009 No Comments
The church calendar usually starts with, “What do we want to do this year?” or, “What did we do last year?” In order to create a missional mindset and community focus…
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What Not to Put on a Connection Card
July 6th, 2009 1 Comment
I visited a church whose bulletin included the typical connection card. Following is how they wrote the ’status’ section…
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