Church Planting

The Truth About Church Planting

Somebody asked me about church planting the other day, and I had to tell them the truth: If you sign up for church planting, you’re signing up for a world of pain.

Church Planting Is for Everyone

Church planting isn’t for everyone — except that it is. Not everyone is called to be a church planter, but I’m increasingly convinced that all of us should either be involved in

Ten Church Planting Proverbs

A proverb is a short, pithy saying that communicates truth. It doesn’t say everything about a topic, but it communicates something important. The following are some of my my favorite church planting

Advance Church Planting

Six years ago, the Toronto executive of our denomination invited our region’s church planting director to lunch. We wanted to talk about church planting in Toronto, a city that is growing by

Hard Soil?

It was only a week ago that I preached a sermon that talked about people who are resistant to the gospel. I posed what I thought was a good series of questions: How