Church Planting Fundamentals

Posted by on Jul 22, 2011 in Church Planting, Launch Team, Resources | 0 comments Championship teams in sports are always great at the fundamentals.  Right now all over the country kids are being coached in the fundamentals of football.  Every team starts the season out with an emphasis on these fundamentals.  So what are the fundamentals of church planting?  At Stadia, we measure 5 key vitals of church planting, or the fundamentals. Team Players.  Commonly called a...
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Should Pre-Christians Be Included in the Launch Team Covenant?

Posted by on May 4, 2011 in Launch Team | 2 comments In case you’ve missed them, here are the first three parts of this series on launch team covenants. Launch Team Covenants Part 1 Why Should I Have a Launch Team Covenant? What Should I Include in a Launch Team Covenant? Today’s question is perhaps the easiest for me to answer.  You should absolutely include pre-Christians in the launch team covenant.  The church is the only organization...
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What Should I Include in a Launch Team Covenant?

Posted by on Apr 27, 2011 in Discipleship, Launch Team | 0 comments In case you’ve missed them, here are the first two parts of a series on launch team covenants. Launch Team Covenants Part 1 Why Should I Have a Launch Team Covenant? Since you’re reading this post, I’m assuming that you’ve made the decision to utilize a launch team covenant.  So, what do you include?  Well, here’s the answer that you never like to see, it’s...
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Why Should I Have a Launch Team Covenant?

Posted by on Apr 20, 2011 in Discipleship, Launch Team | 0 comments Launch Team Covenants P.1 About half of the planters I work with utilize a launch team covenant.  The typical reason not to have a covenant is that people might find it strange and it could be a barrier to people joining the team.  Let me start by debunking that myth.  People sign agreements almost daily and most of them without even thinking about it let along reading what they are signing....
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Launch Team Covenants Part 1

Posted by on Apr 13, 2011 in Launch Team | 2 comments Building a launch team is the most critical aspect of planting a church.  You can have a dynamic worship service, top of the line equipment, a killer band, an edgy logo and website, but until you have people you aren’t a church.  A tool frequently utilized in building the launch team is a covenant.  A covenant is simply an agreement between one or more people.  This 4 part series will...
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Missional Wednesdays: Why Launch Team Growth Stagnates

Posted by on Nov 18, 2010 in Discipleship, Launch Team, Missional | 0 comments So yes, I realize it’s Thursday, but I’ve been traveling.  So, here we go a day late. This post builds off a previous post: Viral Discipleship: From Macro to Micro.  It would be helpful to read that post first. Let’s think about launch team development in light of viral discipleship.  In my experience many church planters struggle to grow the launch team past 30 adults.  There...
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