Church Planting

Ministry Idols

I’ve been attending some training by Scott Thomas, author of the excellent book Gospel Coach. Thomas does a good job talking about ministry idols. An idol is a rival god: something we

Church Planting Takes Time

It rained at an art show last year. We set up our canopy and a table, but we spent most of the day shivering and waiting for the crowds that never came. We

It’s Supposed to Be Messy and Hard

I confuse myself, and I don’t think I’m alone. When we began planting a church in Liberty Village, I was pretty sure that our goal was to plant ourselves and the

My Biggest Temptations in Church Planting

There are two temptations that I face continually as we plant Liberty Grace Church. I’m going to share one of them today, and the other one next Tuesday. The biggest temptation that