Comments for churchthought.com http://churchthought.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Leadership Non-Negotiables by Eric Davis http://churchthought.com/leadership-non-negotiables/#comment-1074 Eric Davis Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:19:00 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=3796#comment-1074 Good stuff. Thanks, Matt. Good stuff. Thanks, Matt.

]]> Comment on What Church Planting Taught Me by Church Planting: The People You Meet (part two) - churchthought.com churchthought.com http://churchthought.com/church-planting-what-church-planting-taught-me/#comment-1073 Church Planting: The People You Meet (part two) - churchthought.com churchthought.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:05:15 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=2081#comment-1073 [...]  For more information on the series, or to see what else we have walked through, check out the original post.  My hope is to use this series to develop a resource for planters as they are thinking about [...] [...]  For more information on the series, or to see what else we have walked through, check out the original post.  My hope is to use this series to develop a resource for planters as they are thinking about [...]

]]> Comment on Leadership Non-Negotiables by Matt Steen http://churchthought.com/leadership-non-negotiables/#comment-1072 Matt Steen Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:40:00 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=3796#comment-1072 The way we did it was to plant as a team.  There were two of us in leadership from the very beginning, and we were committed to doing it as a team.   For those that aren't able to have a team of planters, there needs to be a high priority placed on developing a solid core of people who are committed to the vision and mission of the church, and are willing to sacrificially invest in the plant.   Keep in mind that high priority does not mean find them as quick as possible... it means that you need to spend however long you need to to find the right people.  I also might suggest that you not move forward until you have that core in place. Does that make sense? The way we did it was to plant as a team.  There were two of us in leadership from the very beginning, and we were committed to doing it as a team.  

For those that aren’t able to have a team of planters, there needs to be a high priority placed on developing a solid core of people who are committed to the vision and mission of the church, and are willing to sacrificially invest in the plant.  

Keep in mind that high priority does not mean find them as quick as possible… it means that you need to spend however long you need to to find the right people.  I also might suggest that you not move forward until you have that core in place.

Does that make sense?

]]> Comment on Leadership Non-Negotiables by Rookie Pastor http://churchthought.com/leadership-non-negotiables/#comment-1071 Rookie Pastor Tue, 21 Feb 2012 03:33:00 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=3796#comment-1071 Matt, in terms of that team approach to leadership how does that look in a church plant. How does the primary planter include others while keeping quality high and the message/vision uniform? Matt, in terms of that team approach to leadership how does that look in a church plant. How does the primary planter include others while keeping quality high and the message/vision uniform?

]]> Comment on Guest Post: Leadership Changes in the New Year by Caren http://churchthought.com/guest-post-leadership-changes-in-the-new-year/#comment-1070 Caren Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:04:00 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=3426#comment-1070 Ben, your thoughts on community, small groups, and leadership are offered in fresh ways with wisdom. I have been looking into small groups on the web and your blog is one of my favorites. I would love to see the new curriculum (ccaren@aol.com), if you don't mind sharing. Thanks. Ben, your thoughts on community, small groups, and leadership are offered in fresh ways with wisdom. I have been looking into small groups on the web and your blog is one of my favorites. I would love to see the new curriculum (ccaren@aol.com), if you don’t mind sharing. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Church Planting: The People You Meet (part one) by What Church Planting Taught Me - churchthought.com churchthought.com http://churchthought.com/church-planting-the-people-you-meet-part-one/#comment-1069 What Church Planting Taught Me - churchthought.com churchthought.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:41:57 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=3785#comment-1069 [...] People You Meet.(part one)(part two)  One of the best parts of planting a church are the people you will meet… one of [...] [...] People You Meet.(part one)(part two)  One of the best parts of planting a church are the people you will meet… one of [...]

]]> Comment on About by Does Leadership Affect Every Kind of Community? - Three Commitments of Leadership http://churchthought.com/about/#comment-1068 Does Leadership Affect Every Kind of Community? - Three Commitments of Leadership Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:59:37 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?page_id=2#comment-1068 [...] Kind of Community? February 18th, 2012 | Posted by jon in Engagement We’re grateful to Matt Sheen for posting about Three Commitments on his blog for church [...] [...] Kind of Community? February 18th, 2012 | Posted by jon in Engagement We’re grateful to Matt Sheen for posting about Three Commitments on his blog for church [...]

]]> Comment on The Power of Clarity in Your Church’s Vision by Saturday Rewind: What Happened To The Flowers? - churchthought.com churchthought.com http://churchthought.com/the-power-of-clarity-in-your-churchs-vision/#comment-1067 Saturday Rewind: What Happened To The Flowers? - churchthought.com churchthought.com Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:03:20 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=3727#comment-1067 [...] The Power of Clarity in Your Church’s Vision.  An incredible vision to do amazing things to expand God’s Kingdom is useless without clarity.  The importance of developing a clearly defined vision, and how to make it happen. [...] [...] The Power of Clarity in Your Church’s Vision.  An incredible vision to do amazing things to expand God’s Kingdom is useless without clarity.  The importance of developing a clearly defined vision, and how to make it happen. [...]

]]> Comment on What Church Planting Taught Me by Church Planting: The People You Meet (part one) - churchthought.com churchthought.com http://churchthought.com/church-planting-what-church-planting-taught-me/#comment-1066 Church Planting: The People You Meet (part one) - churchthought.com churchthought.com Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:56 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=2081#comment-1066 [...]  For more information on the series, or to see what else we have walked through, check out the original post.  My hope is to use this series to develop a resource for planters as they are thinking about [...] [...]  For more information on the series, or to see what else we have walked through, check out the original post.  My hope is to use this series to develop a resource for planters as they are thinking about [...]

]]> Comment on Church Planting: Before You Start (part two) by What Church Planting Taught Me - churchthought.com churchthought.com http://churchthought.com/church-planting-before-you-start-part-two/#comment-1065 What Church Planting Taught Me - churchthought.com churchthought.com Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:10:53 +0000 http://churchthought.com/?p=3746#comment-1065 [...] Started. (part one, part two)  What a church planter needs to think through before heading off into the [...] [...] Started. (part one, part two)  What a church planter needs to think through before heading off into the [...]

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