I do not think that the American church is dependent upon the Spirit's empowerment. Most of what takes place among our local gatherings may be able to occur without the Holy Spirit. This is tragic ...
Evangelism and Discipleship Church planters can do a lot of things wrong and God can still bless the new church. All pastors will confess that God often blessed in spite of their frail ...
Posted in: Leadership, Disciple Making
Casting Vision and Avoiding Mission Drift Church plants often lose sight of their direction, vision and resulted in mission drift in several different ways. Planters may struggle with pressure ...
Posted in: Leadership
Systems and Processes Planters usually begin their planting journey with great intentions. Their strengths tend to be relationships and their passion is often looking toward weekend church ...
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Team Development and Volunteer Mobilization Mobilizing volunteers and building teams are major challenges, according to church planters. Mobilizing volunteers is an issue regardless of the size ...
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"How can I lead my church to be more prayerful?" It’s a simple question. It’s one that an Acts 29 pastor asked Terry Virgo at our Northwest Regional meeting in March. It’s a ...
Posted in: Spiritual Vitality
Why did God create us with a cycle of rhythm? 1. It teaches us to rest. 2. It teaches us the Gospel. 3. It demonstrates God’s sovereignty. And God said, “Let ...
Posted in: Spiritual Vitality, Emotional Health
Tyler Jones is Regional Director of the East Coast for Acts 29, and planter of Vintage21 Church in Raleigh, NC. He spoke on balance for the church planter at the Orlando boot camp in February ...
Posted in: Leadership, Marriage and Family, Emotional Health
This post is adapted from Darrin Patrick's book Church Planter: The Man, the Message, the Mission, available to preorder now. From CEO to Lead Shepherd Thankfully, there has been ...
Darrin Patrick, Vice President of the Acts 29 Network and a veteran church planter himself, is one of the most qualified men on the planet to write this book. It is written ...
