What is Success in Church Planting?

What is success in church planting? I believe Kevin captured the meaning of success in one word…

Woman at the pool – “Will you come”?

While in Palm Springs, CA, I was talking with a woman while lounging around the pool. As we ended our conversation, she spoke truth into my life as a plea for her life, “You are going to be a great pastor. Will you come start a new church in my city?”

Rick Warren Video Blog following Exponential Conference ’08

Following the National New Church Conference – Exponential ’08 – I had to priviledge of sitting in on a inteview with Rick Warren and Chris Elrod that is now available as a video blog (click here).

Larry Osborne on Multiplying Leaders at Exponential Conference

Empower people and then platform people – this gives people power with authority.

Tim Keller on The Gospel at Exponential

“The DNA of a reproducing church must be the gospel.” The gospel is the power of God in verbal form. Today, the evangelical world is unsure what the “gospel” real is. So let’s talk about a case for what the gospel is…

Rick Warren on The Challenge at Exponential

Rick Warren’s suggestions on how to build a reproducing church from the National New Church Conference – Exponential ’08.

Bill Easum on Reaching the Postmodern at Exponential

“Spiritual maturity isn’t achieved at church – it is achieved at the well with the woman.”

Dave Ferguson on Genuine Community at Exponential

If God is about community, perhaps we should be about community. Perhaps we should be community creators or redeemers. How do we train our church to be serious about genuine community?

Steve Andrews on Radical Disciple Making at Exponential

There is a fresh wave of the Holy Spirit in the church – there is a spirit of open handedness in the church that reject the competitive, isolationist, and protections of the past couple generations. What do we want people in this fresh wave of people to have (3 new visions)…

Dave Olson on The Future of the American Church at Exponential

“The power of Christianity is that it is totally flexible to any culture in the world.”

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