Almost everything you read on church planting includes a section on the importance of community. I happen to agree with … Read More
Developing a Leadership Engine
Whether you are a denomination, a network, or a local church that has a vision for church planting, developing leaders … Read More
Where Should You Start a Church?
I see a lot of writing about who should start a church and it is an important question. I think … Read More
Effective Church Planters Are Missionaries
Effective church planters are missionaries who learn to exegete the culture to which they are sent! As a church planter, you … Read More
3 Habits for Raising Your Cultural IQ
We don’t live in an Acts 2 environment – where you can stand in the public forum and say, “Repent … Read More
Who are you starting a new church for?
One of the most eye opening books in our Cultivate reading list is I Once Was Lost by Don Everts … Read More
Paradox of Proximity
In the last year I’ve had the privilege of traveling in my country and out of my country, to big … Read More
Micro-Cultures
“If you don’t like the weather, just wait 5 minutes.” As I travel, I’ve heard people say that in so … Read More
Is America More of an Acts 17 than Acts 2 Environment?
By: Kirby Holmes What is the cultural context the early church started in? The Acts 2 environment is very different … Read More
Habits Create Culture
By Craig Whitney (Note this is the second in a series. See Insight #1 for background on the research project.) … Read More