by Chris Sims | Jun 9, 2016 | Ministry, Missions
I once pastored a church that was over 150 years old, and now I serve a new church plant that is not quite 2 years old. What a difference! One of the many differences is dealing with how to be missional. For instance, the 150+ year old church could have easily...
by Chris Sims | Jun 2, 2016 | Ministry, Missions
Much has been written about doing church as a team. We see all thru the New Testament Church Planting adventures that Paul was surrounded by others who were all-in with the vision of God to reach the world with the Gospel. Yet, within the nature of the modern church...
by Chris Sims | May 26, 2016 | Ministry, Missions
It is exciting to be sent! To know that the God of All Things has imparted a specific call to you is an amazing thought. It is so cool to actually GO once the realization becomes a calling. It becomes even more fun when you begin to pioneer a church plant and you...
by Chris Sims | May 19, 2016 | Ministry, Missions
How do you teach urgency to a new follower of Christ in a Church Plant setting? How can we avoid the ominous ‘pew-sitting’ mentality that can lead us to sit, soak and sour? Worse, how can we equip Christians to avoid the pitfall of using their most valuable resource...
by Chris Sims | May 12, 2016 | Ministry, Missions
Until this week, I hadn’t really thought of it this way. As part of a vision strategy time, I encourage others to imagine the world if what they had on their heart (their vision) didn’t come to pass. For me, that would be imagining Casper, Wyoming without WindCity...
