Archive | Church Planting

06 November 2007 ~ 0 Comments

The Numbers That Really Matter

The goal of church planting is not to build a church …The goal is to reach lost people. Jesus reserved the right to build churches for himself. Numbers definitely matter, but the most important one is the number of lost people in our community… and it should be a diminishing one. Ever see the cheesy […]

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31 July 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Leadership Quote

Came across this quote as I was going through some old papers from a church planting summit awhile back. "If you want to walk fast, walk alone.If you want to walk far, walk together."-American Proverb Good reminder, especially as a leader in the Church.

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29 April 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Banned Driscoll Church Planting Video

Here’s a video that Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill in Seattle made for a recent Church Planting event he was invited to but couldn’t make it to in Florida.  He doesn’t say what the event was, but my guess is it was probably the National New Church conference I referenced in my last post.  This […]

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28 April 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Family and Ministry

It’s a tough balance for most people in ministry.  There’s always something to do and something or someone competing with your time with your family.  Over the years I’ve come to know lots of friends and mentors in ministry, and most of them are still trying to figure it out.  To be honest, I can […]

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26 February 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Goin Off Road

Recently I started reading a new book by Earl Creps called Off-Road Disciplines.  I got the book for free with the condition of reviewing it this blog, so when I get through it, I’ll let ya know what I think (and who knows when that will be!).  So far, not quite what I expected, but […]

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11 September 2006 ~ 5 Comments

3 Years

That’s how long Revolution Church has existed.  I guess today would be 1097 days of ministry.  We celebrated last night with our first live recording for an album titled 1096. Dave has an amazing post on his blog outlining a number of his learnings through 3 years of church planting.  Make sure you go by […]

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30 June 2006 ~ 2 Comments

R&R With Keith And Dave

Several months ago, Dave Trotter teamed up with his good friend Keith Page, founding pastor of ROCKharbor church in Costa Mesa to start up KeithAndDave.com.  The idea being to provide resources and relationship for multiple church planters.  Check out the site to learn more. Part of the plan is monthly events for planters and those […]

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