Coaching is an act of faith that God can use as an influence in your life to help you achieve your life’s goals.
Sep
16
2009
16
2009
Aug
6
2009
6
2009
Making Financial Decisions
On first glance to a planter, it wouldn’t appear that financial decisions are spiritual decisions. Matters of money can seem so bland. However, if you are planting on a shoestring budget, then every financial decision is a matter of much prayer. And that is not a bad thing.
Jul
30
2009
30
2009
How to know what to talk about: Introduction
How does a church planter or any pastor know what to talk about? This series of articles will deal with what a church planter should be talking about and why. To setup the rest of the series, this first article will deal with the role of preaching and of the preacher.
In functions other than purchasing [...]
Jul
23
2009
23
2009
What needs to go now?
What needs to go now is anything that inhibits the church from affecting the salvation of people (believers and unbelievers) through the preaching of God’s Word.
Jul
10
2009
10
2009
When will the great leaders show up?
Leaders are one of God’s most important provisions for a church plant. Search for these provisions and be good stewards of them by developing and discipling them.
Jun
16
2009
16
2009
Aren’t spiritual disciplines enough for a church planter?
Aren’t spiritual disciplines enough disciplines for a church planter? What else does it take?
Jun
4
2009
4
2009
Disciplines? Who Needs Disciplines?
God has used the spiritual discipline of fasting from the media and entertainment in a great way in my life. Do you have disciplines?
May
27
2009
27
2009
May
18
2009
18
2009
What are the biggest steps of faith for a new church planter?
The biggest step of faith for a planter may not be to leave that fully funded church staff job. Who you trust to shape your vision is a biggie.
Apr
24
2009
24
2009
Welcome
Welcome to Lean Churches. We are just getting our new site started. We are here to help small church plants reach stability so they can help us help other new church plants. This is a site for church planters by church planters. None of us have arrived yet but we believe that we have much [...]