Jan 7, 2010 by Dustin Neeley
Part 5 of a 5-part series by Acts 29 planter Dustin Neeley. "All of us know the tragic stories of wives and children of pastors and planters that grow up to hate the church. The greater tragedy is that I believe most of these stories should never have to be told." Read more
Jan 7, 2010 by Dustin Neeley
Part 4 of a 5-part series by Acts 29 planter Dustin Neeley. "Stress kills many marriages, ministries, and the men who lead them; and it was on its way to killing me. And if you don't kill it, it will eventually kill you." Read more
Jan 7, 2010 by Dustin Neeley
Part 3 of a 5-part series by Acts 29 planter Dustin Neeley. "Most of us prefer a world in which the good guys wear white hats and the bad guys wear black hats, but that's usually not the case. The truth usually lies somewhere in between." Read more
Jan 7, 2010 by Dustin Neeley
Part 2 of a 5-part series by Acts 29 planter Dustin Neeley. "I can't tell you how much time I’ve wasted in the first five years of our church plant comparing myself to others. If I could have preached like Driscoll or Chandler or led like Darrin Patrick…The comparisons were ... Read more
Jan 7, 2010 by Dustin Neeley
Part 1 of a 5-part series by Acts 29 planter Dustin Neeley. "Church planting is harder than you think. Church planters don't just say that—it actually is." Read more
Jan 7, 2010 by Dustin Neeley
This series reveals five hard truths church planters must learn if they want to faithfully carry out their calling. Read more
Oct 21, 2009 by Mark Driscoll
Churches go through critical seasons of their life that largely determine both their longevity and health. Seeing, accepting, and navigating these seasons is incredibly important for the ongoing forward progress of the gospel. Read more
Oct 15, 2009
By Matthew Kruse. Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians has become for me a beautiful example of the intense love that a church planter should have for the people that Jesus has given him. Writing to a young congregation who was undergoing unexpected afflictions and beginning to despair, Paul ... Read more
Sep 6, 2009 by Jonathan Dodson
Here are the Stages of Growth we followed as a Missional Core Team Read more
Aug 12, 2009 by Luke Daugherty
"As we worshiped together at the Upper Crust this week, several thoughts came to me that led me to immense gratitude for God’s providence in our young, “portable” church. What do I mean by portable?" Read more
Aug 11, 2009 by Winfield Bevins
"It is widely known that John Calvin was a theological giant and leader of the Reformation. However, what is not widely known about the reformer is his influence on church planting." Read more
Jul 31, 2009 by Luke Simmons
"My contention is that it doesn’t matter how gifted or called the church planter is if his team is not on board in living out the vision of the new work. So I made a top 10 list to help these guys start the church in a healthy way." Read more
May 7, 2009 by Jonathan Dodson
Current Acts 29 Church Planter, Jonathan Dodson, reviews four of the major church planting manuals in this article. Read more
Apr 21, 2009 by Scott Thomas
Every young man that considers church planting asks the question, Am I a Church Planter? It is the question I asked myself many years ago. It is the question we ask every man who submits himself to our Acts 29 assessment process to be a lead planter in our network. Many times he is depending on ... Read more
Feb 4, 2009 by Mark Driscoll, Scott Thomas
Audio clip of Mark Driscoll and Scott Thomas sharing some of the lessons they learned in being pastors and other great insights Read more
Feb 4, 2009 by Darrin Patrick, Tommy Orlando
Audio clip of Darrin Patrick & Tommy Orlando sharing some of the lessons they learned in being pastors and other great insights Read more
Jan 24, 2009 by Allen Thompson
Twenty Questions You Should Ask Yourself before Considering Starting a Church Read more
Oct 10, 2008 by Mark Driscoll & Ed Stetzer
Audio clip of Mark Driscoll & Ed Stetzer sharing some of the lessons they learned in being pastors and other great insights Read more
Dec 13, 2007 by Winfield Bevins
Surfing is a two thousand year old-past time that is the art of riding waves from the ocean that God created. It was the sport of ancient kings and is now a multi-billion dollar industry. My name is Winfield Bevins and I am a church planter and a surfer. I have the awesome privilege of serving ... Read more
Sep 10, 2007 by Ryan Mobley
Church planting is sexy. It's the hot thing to do in ministry these days. If you're a young guy looking to go into ministry, you're probably real tempted to head down the church planting road with nothing more than a pocket full of dreams, cockiness, some Sunday School or Young Life ... Read more
Aug 8, 2007 by Scott Thomas
Nearly every church planting network and assessment center uses some form of Ridley's list of characteristics for an effective church planter. While I normally decry cut and paste articles, we get numerous questions from potential church planters asking if they should plant a church. When I set ... Read more
Aug 2, 2007 by Mark Driscoll
Audio clip of Mark Driscoll sharing some of the lessons he learned in the beginning stages of planting Mars Hill Church and offers great insights of what to avoid as a pastor. Read more
Jul 17, 2007 by Mark Driscoll
Audio from Mark Driscoll and Scott Thomas explaining the importance of calling for a church planter. Read more
Jun 8, 2007 by Jonathan Dodson
Jonathan Dodson | Acts 29 Church Planter | Austin City Life | Austin, TX Moving from the theological tower to the church planting trenches, more than my clothing changed. This transition exposed me to the broken-in look of various theological concepts, notably the concept of being ... Read more
Feb 15, 2007 by Jonathan Dodson
Jonathan Dodson | Acts 29 Church Planter | Austin City Life | Austin, TX As I looked up at the towering bastions of capitalism shimmering in the sunlight, I thought to myself: "These skyscrapers are monuments to man. Their strength and beauty exist for the glory of man, not the glory ... Read more
Feb 6, 2007 by Geoff Bradford
The Holidays brings it up again. A bad day where I feel unproductive and ineffective brings it but again. That question: why do I live here? I vacillate between anti-suburban snobbery and being tired of Philadelphia. I enjoy not living in strip-mall-ville somewhere on a ... Read more
February 18, 2010
Event: Through the Flames Conference 2010
Author: Ray Ortlund, Jr.
February 10, 2010
Event: Honesty Conference: Death to Performance
Author: Scott Thomas
February 10, 2010
Event: Honesty Conference: Death to Performance
Author: Ed Stetzer
