Author: Patrick
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How to Decide Between a Fall and Spring Church Plant Launch
It is generally acknowledged that there are 2 best windows for a church plant launch in the US: fall (Sep/Oct) and spring (Feb/Mar). How will you decide? The windows work kind of like a space shuttle landing – in its day, it couldn’t come down just anywhere. It had to wait for the window to…
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How to Eat for FREE at Exponential East 2018
Free is a church planter’s love language, right? Why wouldn’t you want to eat for free at Exponential? Kidding aside, there will be lots of great church planting groups, tribes & organizations at Exponential East 2018 from Feb 26 – Mar 1 in Orlando. I kept seeing these invites for free info-meeting meals and thought…
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How to Celebrate Temporary Launch Team Members
Have a specific plan to celebrate temporary launch team members as you send them back to your supporting church. There’s a lot that is riding on it. If you’re recruiting temporary launch team members from a supporting church, start with the end in mind. And that end is not getting people to come and serve…
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Why Your Church Should Send Out Temporary Launch Team Members
It can be scary for the sending church to send out temporary launch team members to help a church plant. But it can be a blessing to that church, the workers, and to the church plant. The Kingdom Math There are no guarantees in ministry. But I have seen this pattern: both the church plant…
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Do You Need Temporary Launch Team Members?
You may need to find some temporary launch team members if you find yourself short a few hands as you gear up for the launch of your worship gatherings. Building a Launch Team is hard work. Some planters get a head start through several families coming with them from a sending church. Some convince friends…
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Maximize Your Time by Creating an Audience Filter
If God has called you to reach a certain people group or subculture in your community, you can create an audience filter to run into those people in higher concentrations. Years ago I heard a tongue-in-cheek radio commercial promoting the station’s business reporter. The voice was threatening to sue because the reporter’s hard-hitting journalism had…
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How to Claim Your Online Church Listings
You need to claim your online church listings so that you can control what is displayed and moderate ratings and reviews. Sooner or later, your church plant will show up in online directories like Yelp and Google Maps. Where does that information come from? How do they decide who is the rightful representative of your…
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Get Your People to Post Online Church Ratings
Having your team post online church ratings could make the difference between whether someone decides to visit your church gatherings or not. Have you ever looked up ratings for restaurants or contractors online? I have. I want to know something about the reputation and track record of that establishment before I go any further. Why…
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Top DIY Church Website Options
If you’re on a budget and find WordPress confusing, there are several other DIY church website options. I’ve leaned into this a little harder recently because I continue to get calls for help from confused pastors who just can’t figure out their WordPress sites. I know all the arguments about its unparalleled power and customizabilitiness.…