Archive for Church Planting
Seven Ideas for Naming Your Church
Posted by: | CommentsI had a conversation a few days ago with a church planter who was asking advice about what to name his church and how that would work in a branding situation. Naming your church can be a very exciting process but it can also cause analysis paralysis. Planters all want the “perfect” name and something that will capture the essence of who they are. So how do you come up with a great church name and how do you know it will be a keeper?
There really is no true secret formula for developing a name that rocks (ok, there is but I can’t tell you all the secrets). Sometimes you find the needle in the haystack, sometimes it takes a while for your branding to ignite, and unfortunately there are times where the name just falls flat and fails to invoke any excitement or meaning. But make no mistake – your brand and name is very important – so I am going to give you a seven suggestions on how to develop a great name for your new or “re-purposed” church.
1. Pray about it…and then pray some more. Jesus is the CEO and we need to take our requests to Him. When I decided on Element 3 Church for my church name it became clear through prayer and a vision. There was a lot of meaning behind it and I knew this was the one. Maybe it won’t happen that way for you but I do believe that prayer is essential for discovering your church name. Read More→
Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll’s Church, Gospel and Culture Audio
Posted by: | CommentsOne of the best series of audio sermons/lectures I’ve heard on missional living is from Mars Hill Church’s Mark Driscoll called Church, Gospel and Culture from an Acts 29 Network boot camp.
Check out more Acts29 Boot Camp audio here … I’ve listened to probably over 15 hours of them in the past and they’re well worth the time.
8 Key Characteristics of Church Planters
Posted by: | CommentsA couple months ago, I had the opportunity to interview Dr. H. Stanley Wood, editor of Extraordinary Leaders in Extraordinary Times, a book based on a comprehensive research study on church planters.
Although the research study was based on mainline denomination’s new church developers (mainline for “church planters”), their findings cross denominational lines. They interviewed more than 700 church planters.
One thing that didn’t surprise me is that church planters share many of the same characteristics of entrepreneurs aka business owners.
Here are the 8 core traits:
Help People Chip In for Your Next Mission Trip or Service Project
Posted by: | CommentsI stumbled on a neat site via a ProBlogger article and thought I’d mention it …
It’s called ChipIn and is billed as “the easy way to collect money.”
This could be a great way to donations for a person or group going on a mission trip, or a youth service project, or [insert your thing that you need $$$].
For donations less than $10K, there are no fees, except those incurred by PayPal or wherever. There’s even a handy widget that allows you to place your ChipIn graphic on your blog or website.
