Just Jesus – No Additives, Please
March 23, 2012 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting, Featured Articles, Spiritual Growth
As a pastor of a new church I am often asked what our church is like. For most who ask this, they probably have experienced “church-world” and are wondering what “flavor” we are. The smorgasbord experience for church shoppers nowadays is exceedingly varied. It seems that most churches, or more fairly, most pastors have some [...]
Building For The Future
April 12, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting, Featured Articles, Newsletters
The word is out. We have begun an expansion project which will effectively double our meeting space. We are growing and this is an exciting time in the history and the future of Lake Hills! God is faithfully bringing people to us as well as leading us to them. He is also, little by little, [...]
Top Issues Church Planters Face, Issue #5
February 17, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting
Vision isn’t taught, it’s caught. It means you have to let it burn like a fire inside you, and let that fire out in ways that other people can feel…
Top Issues Church Planters Face, Issue #4
January 28, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting
Starting a new church like ours is fraught with pitfalls. The mortality rate for brand new churches in the U.S. is astronomical; most fail. We have been following a series of articles about starting new churches by Ed Stetzer at the Lifeway Research Blog. This series provides insight into the processes and stresses a new [...]
Top Issues Church Planters Face, Issue #3
January 20, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting
Creating a team to handle the work of a new church plant is very difficult. At least that’s my experience. In all fairness, our church plant is what’s known in church planting circles as a “parachute drop”. This means the planter comes to an area where he doesn’t have a base or pool of relationships [...]