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 #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 [...]
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 [...]