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 the five years [...]
Archive for July, 2007
Reflections on Planting (part 1)
Posted in Church Planting on July 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
10 Step Assimilation Process
Posted in Assimilation on July 27, 2007 | 2 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 [...]
Logo’s
Posted in Marketing on July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
EXCERPTED from Outreach magazine, “Features,” July/August 2007
Posted in Church Planting on July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Resources
Posted in Church Planting, Resources on July 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Church Planting and the Existing Church
Posted in Church Planting on July 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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 time [...]
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; • [...]
What Stuff MUST a Planter Have?
Posted in Assessment Center, Church Planter on July 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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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