2008 March « Planting Partners

Willow News PDF Archive - Volume 15, Issue 1

Posted in Other Rags on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »

I loved Dave’s insights and hope they serve our churches well:
What’s The Big Idea?
by Dave Ferguson
How to crystallize your church’s message by staying away from the small ideas
Let’s start with a typical Sunday and a family returning home from church. The question posed to the children is the same every week: “So, what did [...]

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New Look New Site

Posted in Resources on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »

NewChurches website has a great new look and a ton of tools.
Here are some of there Most Popular FREE Downloads
Church Planting Survivability Report (pdf)
Launch Plan Checklist
Sample Launch Plan (pdf)
Equipment Checklist
NewChurches.com Church Planting Tutorial (pdf)
Leadership Network Church Planting Resources
Creating an Outreach Plan (guidelines/template) (pdf)
Creating a Marketing Plan (guidelines/template) (pdf)
Getting Started with Blogs, RSS Feeds and Podcasts [...]

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Character

Posted in Church Planter on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Recently I was candidating with a church that fell through over what I considered a minor theological issue. Even though the Bible is vague and evangelical Christians hold a variety of views on the subject, it turns out my view was the wrong one. Certainly a church is entitled to their opinion and choosing someone [...]

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Lakes Area Church Planting

Posted in Church Planting on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »

We want to point people to God’
New church sprouting in fertile Brainerd lakes area
By HEIDI LAKE
Staff Writer
The Brainerd lakes area seems to be fertile ground for planting churches.
The latest sprout to pop up is Pointway Church, a branch of the Christian and Missionary Alliance’s northwestern district.
Steve Erickson, church planter and Pointway’s pastor, said the northwestern [...]

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