Saturday Links

Links for your weekend reading:

The Most Important Time to Go to Church

The most important time to be at church is when you don’t feel like it.

Things I’ve Failed to Do When People Left Our Church

In recent years and months and weeks I’ve been freshly convicted of some things and reached out to some folks who left our church, and they have graciously met with me, shared with me and taught me some valuable lessons. I’d like to share them with you.

Church Planting Is Not the Ultimate Goal

The whole point of planting churches is to make disciples who make disciples.

Want to Multiply Your Church? Focus on Leadership Development

Don’t wait until you get larger or more complex to focus on developing leaders. Make this a part of your DNA and culture from day one.

If God Loves You, He Will Prune You

It may feel like you’re being chopped up, but the divine gardener is pruning you so that you bear more fruit in your life than you could ever ask for or imagine.

If Paul Needed Friends, So Do We

Even the mighty apostle needed friends—and he needed them for the same reasons you do.