Political commentator Fred Barnes writing in the Wall Street Journal: In 2007, my wife Barbara and I left The Falls Church, which we had happily attended from the time we became Christians a quarter-century ago. It’s a 277-year-old church in northern Virginia well-known for its popular preacher, the Rev. John Yates, its adherence to traditional [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Barnes on Church Planting in WSJ
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Taking the Guesswork out of Church Planting
Posted in Assessment Center, Church Growth, Church Planter, Church Planting, Coaching, Fund Development, Statistics on March 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Great new research by Ed Stetzer and Leadership Network on the State of Church Planting USA showing the contributing factors to a successful church plant. Some highlights: 80% of fast-growing church plants allot a full 10% of their budget to outreach and evangelism. 70% of slow-growing church plants typically started small, with less than 25 [...]
Church Planting Assessment Center
Posted in Assessment Center, Converge Worldwide on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ConvergeUSA Assessment Center (formerly TeAmerica) is one of the longest running, most influential and highly trusted Church Planting Assessment Centers in the country. Under the leadership of Paul Johnson and then JD Pearring the Assessment Center touched some of the best church planters in the country. Now a new era for the Assessment Center has [...]
Assessment Center – March 24-27, 2009 in Orlando, FL
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Next week I head to Assesment Center with two couples looking to plant in Central/Northern Minnesota. One of the couples lives in Orlando which is where this one is being held. The Orlando assessment is now completely FULL! Not a single spot available. We always hate to turn people away, but this is good news. [...]
ConvergeUSA
Posted in Converge Worldwide on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ed Young on Church Planters vs. Pirates
Posted in Church Planter on March 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »