Category: Leadership
-
Building Teams for Multiplication: Aligning Diversity and Discipleship in Church Planting
Creating teams that can produce multiplying churches is the great challenge. In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” I write: A calculated giftedness diversity in the team and in the relationships between the planting leader and team will have several important effects. First, it will keep the posture of…
-
Intentional Support: Navigating the Emotional Landscape of Church Planting
Watching church planting take place over the years, I have noticed that the supporters for the new church are often weighing whether they should be involved or whether they should wait on a request from those involved. In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” I write: “Sometimes the expectations…
-
Bridging the Emotional Gap: Discipleship-Based Church Planting for Thriving Teams
The planting eco-system is a high emotional environment. In my view we often miss the significance of this reality. In my book “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” I write: “In my view, the coach and support personnel need to develop eyes for the real emotional and cultural distance between the…
-
Guarding the Culture: Overcoming Pressure Points in Church Planting Leadership
There are numerous pressure points for leaders of new churches. I write of one such pressure point in “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” – “…culture is communicated not only by words but also by the example of the planting leader and the team. This is particularly important in the first…