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Archive for July, 2007

Reflections on Planting (part 1)

Posted in Church Planting on July 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I was so excited to be working with Dave Reno at Grace Fellowship. I love the God sized Kingdom vision that exudes from Dave. Beyond creating a large, passionately outreach oriented church he has/is creating a church planting movement that The Journey North is now proudly part of.
Over the course of [...]

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10 Step Assimilation Process

Posted in Assimilation on July 27, 2007 | No Comments »

Below are a list of activities that TJN either has in place or is moving towards (with Marketing there are a number of things we have and hope to try…not likely all at once).
Activities that Move the Community to the Building
1. Marketing:

Invitation Tools for TJNers
Sermon Series Postcards
Business Card Invitations
Bulk Mail
Print Advertising
Newspaper
Yellow pages
Billboards*
Signage
TV Advertising**
Radio [...]

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Logo’s

Posted in Marketing on July 23, 2007 | No Comments »

I stumbled upon this from churchrelevance.com. Granted, a church logo isn’t on the same category as a statement of faith or a philosophy of ministry, but they can serve a church by creating a memorable and favorable image or perception. From my perspective, it’s always easier to spot a poor logo than it is a [...]

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Bulk Mail

Posted in Marketing on July 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »

If you decide to use bulk mail there are a number of steps that you need to do in advance. With everything that is going on preparing for a new plant some of these can be easily overlooked.

Non-profit status with the Post Office can take take several weeks and in our case over a [...]

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EXCERPTED from Outreach magazine, “Features,” July/August 2007

Posted in Church Planting on July 20, 2007 | No Comments »

What Multiplying Churches Value
Serious about multiplying? Learn about the values common among church planters and multiplying churches.
Reaching unchurched people. They are driven by a belief that God has sent them as a missionary to their community, state and world.
Staff and membership involvement. Both staff and members invest in new planters. They help establish long-term strategies [...]

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Resources

Posted in Church Planting, Resources on July 18, 2007 | No Comments »

In my humble opinion this church planting gig is the wildest ride known to mankind. There are a number of very helpful resources that I have used or have discovered that can make your job a little easier.
One resource that was extremely helpful to me was the discussion forum at Pastors.com. I have found it [...]

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07′ Church Planting Assessment Center

Posted in Assessment Center on July 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »

The church planting assessment center exists to objectively evaluate lead pastor, together with spouse if they are married, regarding their call, giftedness, character and preparation to start a new church. The center is run by TeAMerica and Green Lake Conference Center.
TeAMerica has been running assessments for over a decade, and in the past three [...]

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Church Planting and the Existing Church

Posted in Church Planting on July 15, 2007 | No Comments »

What’s an old timer like me, (Bob Evans) a pastor of an established church (comin’ up on our 125 year anniversary) doin’ hangin’ out with a bunch of young gun church planters on a site like this? A couple good reasons (maybe 3) come to mind.

I really like these guys. I like spending [...]

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Advice for a new planter

Posted in Church Planter, Church Planting on July 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »

A new planter asked for advice. He wanted to know what to keep his eyes on as he launches this new work. Thinking back, here are a few of my first thoughts:
• Get a coach;
• Lead;
• Think of yourself as a benevolent dictator in the early days;
• Raise additional support;
• Spend it all (trust God for tomorrow);
• Don’t give away titles [...]

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What Stuff MUST a Planter Have?

Posted in Assessment Center, Church Planter on July 12, 2007 | No Comments »

I get asked from time to time, “What makes a great church planter?” There are a number of building blocks that assessors look for. Most assessment centers have used the work of Dr Ridley’s “13 Essential Characteristics of a Successful Church Planter” as a backdrop for the indicators they look for.

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