Posts Tagged ‘church planting’
To build or not to build.
In: leadership
19 Mar 2009I was listening to a church planter today talk about his vision of having a church in DC meeting in community centers and defunct church facilities. I was reminded of a pearl of advice from Dr. Elmer Towns - “Big mistake planters make is to buy land too quick and build too small.”
I’ve worked [...]
Bold move.
In: discipleship
7 Nov 2008I’m reading a book by Bill Hybels called “Axiom“. Chapter six in titled “Bold Move”. He talks about the fact that we don’t move forward, develop in our leadership, or accomplish anything great for God without bold moves:
You will never take big hills without making bold moves… Incrementalism and innovation make terrible bedfellows. Make a [...]
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Top 20 lessons from life in a church plant.
In: discipleship
5 Aug 2008I am not a church planter, but I was a church pioneer. I joined West Ridge staff 30 months into the church’s life. Over the next eight years I had the privilege of helping to pour the foundation, build the walls and raise the roof on an exciting church. Early on, we became committed to [...]
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study, practice, teach
For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the LORD and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel
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- Ethan Waters: Thanks Matt for this much needed post. Also, thanks for the Greenhouse church planting session last [...]
- Jeff Bell: Thanks Matt for the insight. Automatic genuine respect from others does not generally come with a Ti [...]
- Alvaro Cortes: Dear Matt and Chris, Your presence and teachings (wisdom) at WRC are greatly missed. Blogs are [...]
- your young friend: I just wanted to say thank you for everything that you have done for my mom and I. You and your fami [...]
- Tim Blaisdell: Since you bring up the topic of the resurrection of Jesus -- and particularly the biblical account o [...]