Planting Space

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 [...]

We are often asked what equipment a new church needs to obtain.  There is no one answer to this question.  Church Planting Solutions provides an initial ‘worst case’ list of equipment. This comprehensive list includes every possible piece of equipment that might be needed. The list is useful for estimating equipment budgets and for communicating [...]

…because you might just get it.
Vision statements, when lived out rather than left on a shelf, have a way of almost taking on a life of their own. When other people hear it and become convinced that it really is God’s vision for your congregation, they will multiply the vision by convincing others of it [...]

The Church Planting Assessment Center has become one of the most prolific catalysts for church planters and church planting staff members. Hundreds of church planting candidates have been processed through CPAC over the last few years and nearly every single feedback point is “this is extremely valuable for us.” Assessment centers are held about every [...]

I recently paid $4.40 for a gallon of gas in Chicago, IL.  I never dreamed in my lifetime that I would see that price.  I can remember paying $0.89 when I got my license.  That means gas prices have increased 500% in 16 years.  Ouch!  My family of four now thinks about the price of [...]

I recently talked to a planter about making sure that he honored his family by taking his allotted vacation time this year. His initial thought was to postpone any vacation until after launch because of all the business that happens up to launch. I reminded him that it only gets busier after launch because of [...]

Ed’s interview of Craig Groeschel has been one of our most popular. If you missed it, click here.
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Pre-Launch should be a time of dreaming and strategy, vision and planning. Most planters are big on the dream and small on the details and implementation. That is how it should be, as most people who are ‘maintainers’ don’t have big enough dreams, or at least the moxie to go plant a church.
That being said, [...]

Round 1 Round 2
Round 3 will focus on how to make a home office work well.
IDEA #1 - Wi-Fi Hotspots
If you have a home office wi-fi hotspots will be your best friend.  Plan at least a couple of hours a day out of the house at a hotspot.  This will help you not go stir [...]

I just never get tired of top 10 lists.
Here’s a great one with some insight into church leadership. Of course they don’t all apply, but the top 3 really struck me:

[New Leaders] persist in still doing their old jobs, rather than their new ones. As a result, they don’t delegate; they burn themselves out while [...]