Monthly Archives: October 2010

Sparking CPMs: 3. Hands

The third interview with “Barney” on the qualities required to spark church planting movements. This one is on Hands: Doing. You can download the mp3 or subscribe to the Movements podcast. The notes: Sparking CPMs1-3

Bob’s blog

I met Bob Logan almost twenty years ago. He helped open my eyes to the dynamics of church planting movements. I spent a few weeks carrying his bags as he traveled Australia training church planters. One of the best learning experiences of my life. Bob is still very much in the game. He’s been writing [...]

Apple’s Secret: Focused Simplicity

Here’s an engaging extract from Garmine Gallo’s book on Steve Jobs and the success of Apple. Apple believes in “focused simplicity. It is a $30 billion company with less than 30 products. That’s never been done before. This quote grabbed my attention: In product design and business strategy, subtraction often adds value. Whether we’re talking [...]

Have church planter assessments had their day?

I did my first church planter assessment fifteen years ago under the tutelage of Bob Logan. I’ve lost count of how many I’ve done since then and of how many assessors I’ve trained. The impact was immediate—a dramatic decrease in the number of church starts that “failed”. Church planter assessments, done properly, work. So why [...]

Sparking CPMs—2. Heart

The second interview with “Barney” on the qualities required to spark church planting movements. This one is on Heart. You can download the mp3 or subscribe to the Movements podcast. The notes: Sparking_CPMs1&2