Jeff Sundell just sent me this photo of a front yard baptism of a new believer. It’s driving me nuts because he didn’t tell me the story behind it. On the other hand if you look at the image long enough it will tell its own story. We spend far too much time talking about [...]
Tag Archives: Church planting
Church in the community
25 August, 2011 – 12:33 AM
Andy Evans is one of the experts I consult from time to time. He hasn’t written any books. He isn’t invited to address conferences. He doesn’t lead a mega church or a cool church. Andy is an ordinary guy doing extraordinary things like connecting with people in his community, sharing the gospel, making disciples and [...]
Have church planter assessments had their day?
10 October, 2010 – 12:36 AM
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 [...]
Begin with a question
25 June, 2010 – 2:44 PM
I used to run our own version of a church planters’ “bootcamp”. We’d gather for a few days with some teams and some butcher paper and brainstorm vision, values, mission. We’d look at demographics and needs in the community. We’d outline ministry models and draw up people flow diagrams. And yes, some goals would be [...]
Missional church made simple
18 June, 2010 – 3:54 PM
What this clip and learn from the simplicity of how it communicates. The medium is the message. But if you want to see a disciple making, church multiplication movement, you’re going to have to see beyond the picture it paints of the missional church. What’s missing? HT: Epoch
Interview with Tim Scheuer (3)
22 May, 2010 – 4:22 AM
The third in a series of interviews with Tim Scheuer on what God is doing in Airds, Sydney. You’ll be encouraged and learn about multiplying disciples and churches in the real world.
Paying the price to make disciples
16 April, 2010 – 3:52 AM
Here’s a prayer letter just in from Tim Scheuer. Tim has seen people come to faith in Jesus, disciples made, groups formed and the beginnings of church multiplication. I share Tim’s prayer letter for three reasons. First, so you can learn about the price that has to be paid for each breakthrough and the battle that [...]
Learning from an expert (2)
6 April, 2010 – 10:28 PM
I can’t believe I get paid to hang out with guys like Tim Scheuer and learn from what they do. Here’s what Tim taught me in our last coaching call (I’m supposed to be coaching him!). Be up front about Jesus. There are many more people out there than we realise who are ready for [...]
Learning from an expert
5 April, 2010 – 10:22 PM
I’ve just finished a coaching call with Tim Scheuer. For the last six weeks, Tim and his team have been out knocking on doors in Airds, one of Sydney’s most disadvantaged suburbs. Tim asks five simple questions to discover people who are ready to find out more about following Jesus. For most of us that [...]
