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The Trellis and the Vine: Why Church Operations Is Theological, Not Just Administrative

Church Planting /

“And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” — 2 Timothy 2:2 We love to talk about the vine. Disciple-making movements. Spiritual multiplication. The organic spread of the gospel through relationships, house to house, life on life. […]

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Why Character Beats Strategy: The Forgotten Foundation of Church Planting

Leadership /

We can execute a launch strategy perfectly while our souls are wither.” Church planter Luke Simmons dropped this grenade in a recent article, and it’s still ringing in my ears. After fifteen years of watching church plants launch with fireworks and fizzle within eighteen months, I’m convinced he’s identified the epidemic beneath the statistics. The

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