Category: Church Planting
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It starts off edgy and ends with the majority
Seth Godin talked about farmers markets yesterday. I think there’s a church tie-in here somewhere: The market in my town is now twice as big as it was just last year. New vendors sell muffins, cookies, muffins, cheese, muffins, and yes, frozen risotto cakes in their own disposable plastic tray. Somewhere along the way, the…
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A glocal church in Christianity Today
NorthWood Church was featured in Christianity Today. Check out the article here.
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What really matters in church
There’s a lot of talk in the church world about doing everything with excellence. That’s important. Many leaders have focused on it because for many years it was totally neglected in the church (still is in some places). It just didn’t matter. While culture improved how it communicated, the church stayed stuck in the same…
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Untested ideas
Sometimes I run into a challenge with blogging. I care deeply about how we as a church and as individuals can spread God’s message and serve the world. I feel called to work within the local church – and it’s something I’m doing right now. But I also feel called to church planting. I’m not…
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Christianity in vibrant colors
I’ve been listening to some lectures by Michael Frost, and want to share a metaphor he used. Most churches today paint in pastels, he said, but the world – life – is painting in vibrant, primary colors. A lot of times, to a lot of people, the church seems lifeless when compared to the spirituality…
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Starbucks challenges and church life
I like chain stores. I know that’s not really “cool.” But if I have a choice, a lot of times I’ll choose Target, On The Border, or Starbucks over the local, untested option. They’ve gotten big because they do what they do well. So small stores must not be doing something right … right? Well,…
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Smaller churches are important!
Bob Roberts has some great things to say about church planting and church planting movements… “On more than one occasion, I’ve found myself in a group of mega-church pastors who make a statement like this. “We need to partner to start some significant churches–we don’t need to waste our time on these little churches of…
Jon Sampson 