May 17, 2019 | Church Planting, Missional
Please enjoy this repost and edit from 2015. This previous post describes one attribute common in church planting: if you’re brave enough to pioneer you have to deal with inevitable fear. Once you enter the fray by starting something new, when there’s no...
May 2, 2019 | Church & Culture, Missional
I recently wrote an article called, “The 9000 Church Challenge,” as a means to engage conversation about church land use in the face of widespread closures. We need new leaders and new ways of thinking on how to utilize assets in better ways. The other...
Nov 19, 2018 | Church Planting, Missional
What would it look like if we built church planters and leaders to join existing churches in the neighborhood regardless of affiliation? *Originally posted in 2015, edited, and reposted.* I remember when I started my first church plant in 2009. Within a couple of...
Oct 25, 2018 | Church Planting, Missional
***Originally posted December 1st, 2014 and updated with additions. This post was the precursor to about 3 chapters in my book, “Thrive” now available. *** In this post I want to use a model many of us are familiar with to describe how to build a growing...
Oct 3, 2018 | Leadership, Missional
I had the pleasure of being invited to hold a session at the Praxis 2018 gathering in Philadelphia, put on by the growing church planting movement V3. The theme of the entire conference centered around a much needed conversation on re-imagining leadership. Little did...Aug 30, 2018 | Leadership, Missional
In my current church plant we’ve come to a crossroads. A decision needs to be made. First some context. Cypher Church is unlike any church plant you’ve seen before, and simultaneously like every church plant you’ve seen before. Our gatherings are...
Aug 20, 2018 | Church & Culture, Missional
One of the most damaging aspects of consumer Christianity is big churches telling smaller churches they’re mediocre because they don’t have a stunning Sunday service. It’s crippling to the majority of churches. Don’t believe the hype. The...