Planting Space

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]