When I told my buddy about my church planting plans, he said, “You’ll never let go of the ring, Frodo, they never do.” My friend Ken Hiroshige was also my dentist. He drilled me with words while while working a long needle into my jaw. “They never let go when they get to your place.…

Guest Blogger: David Housholder, Robinwood Church, Huntington Beach, CA “Be Fruitful and Multiply.”  Not the greatest commandment, but certainly the first one. And repeated several times to make sure we got it. For most of us that means that we should plant churches. Most large churches have some form of multiplication which they are practicing…

For those of you who haven’t read Church Zero…ahem… We are starting a new series on the Church Planter Podcast leading up to my next book Reaching The Unreached: Becoming Raiders Of The Lost Art. The book will explore what happens when the gifts of everyday believers are activated by the 5 roles in Ephesians…

MLK Jr. is one of my heroes. My family is from Montgomery Alabama. I was there last week. Both of my daughters are part African American. Here is a sermon I preached a few months ago on “Anger and Racial Reconciliation” from Ephesians. http://www.newcitysd.com/sermons/the-gospel-and-racial-reconciliation/ In my book Church Zero, I talk about anger as a…

Starting this month, we’re hoping to bring you our Youtube bite-sized training in the form of the Church Planting Minute on our Youtube channel on a weekly basis. What? You haven’t subscribed yet? Shame… Get yourself on over there and sign up my good man (or woman). Here is the latest episode: Call Me Maybe…

Last Sunday, I announced my retirement (from our church–I still have other fish to fry) at the end of 2017. I’ll be four years into a new church plant. We’re passing the baton of leadership. The congregation is in support, but there are some things we need to consider if we intend to continue making…