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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Project Management'
What is Project Management for Church Planting pt. 2
February 3rd, 2010 4 Comments
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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 [...]
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Key Vitals of a Church Plant
November 11th, 2009 No Comments
When you go to the doctor, there are a few things they check to determine your health: blood pressure, temperature, weight, pulse, etc. If any of these are out of whack, your health is at risk. A new church is no different. Regardless of what model you use to start the church, there are key [...]
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Converge tips ‘n tricks: video conference
May 1st, 2009 1 Comment
Here is a great way to take advantage of your free Converge account: schedule meetings for Converge users on your team and conduct the meeting online using live video conferencing. We’ve seen lots of planters use this with their coaches, especially when the coach isn’t local. How to set up a meeting Use Insert > [...]
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A Quick History of Converge
February 23rd, 2009 No Comments
There is some amount of administrative stuff that just has to get done, so we wanted to help Planters be as efficient as possible so they could spend maximum time with leaders and people who need to know Christ.
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Non-Negotiable #4: Project Management II
August 20th, 2007 No Comments
Planting a church is much like building a house. It takes many thousands of dollars, requires numerous specialized skills, consists of hundreds of discrete actions and takes a “general contractor” to make sure all the pieces come together just right. A church planter that doesn’t use project management is just like someone who builds a [...]
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Non-Negotiable #4: Project Management
August 17th, 2007 No Comments
We love project management! Why? Because good project management keeps church planters focused on people. Planters are naturally wired for people… the problem is they tend to either get so focused on people that they never get to the details that need done (e.g. legal paperwork) or they get so bogged down in the details [...]
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Building a wall… a really big wall
July 26th, 2007 1 Comment
At Church Planting solutions we have used Nehemiah as an example of a great project manager many times. Today Rick Warren wrote 7 principles for every project. It’s a great read. The principle of motivation When you organize any project, help people “own” it. In Nehemiah, you see again and again men making repairs near [...]
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