Why Start Another Church?
January 18, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting, Featured Articles, Why?
This is a question I get asked from time to time. “Why start another church?”, or, “Don’t we have enough churches?”, or, “Why not just help an existing church grow?” These question are most often asked by those who are already Christians and church goers. It’s really hard to help existing churches grow through new [...]
Top Issues Church Planters Face, Issue #2
January 14, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting
Money. It’s one of the most difficult matters new churches face. As we have turned the corner from the holidays and the new year is progressing we have experienced a downturn in our giving. In fact December was our worst month since July. Having been a pastor for 25 years, I know this is nothing [...]
Top Issues Church Planters Face, Issue #1
January 12, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting
I’m excited to be offering this great series written by church planting expert, Ed Stetzer on his Lifeway Research Blog. I’m encouraging our friends, supporters and church family to read this series of blogs. I believe they will be very helpful and insightful for us all. This month (January 2011) we are starting to implement [...]
Top Issues Church Planters Face
January 6, 2011 by Mike Knapp
Filed under Church Planting, Popular Articles, Spiritual Growth
Being a church planter (starter) is harder than most people can imagine, including me! Even though I’ve done it before and have received great coaching and preparation, every new startup has incredible challenges and some pain. It’s kind of like having a baby: the mother kind of forgets the pain later on, at least enough [...]