by Chris Sims | Aug 4, 2016 | Education, Ministry, Scripture
Why Am I Here? Why Am I In This Mess? Great questions that I bet you have heard. Our discipleship process begins at a place where we begin to answer both. Forgive me, it is alliterated with M’s to make it easier for me to remember, train and pass on. Made...
by Chris Sims | Jul 14, 2016 | Ministry, Missions, Theology
To plant a church is to reach the lost with the gospel, see them saved and begin to disciple them. This seems a rather obvious statement. Even more obvious would be the pace that a church planter would hope that these things would happen. We surely want our work to...
by Chris Sims | May 5, 2016 | Ministry, Missions
Your church budget starts at the same place your church attendance does at a new church plant. Not zero but close. For instance, we started with 5 people (one was me and the other four had my last name). So, our attendance was 5 and our giving was the tithes and...
by Chris Sims | Apr 21, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry, Theology
When is a disciple ready to lead in ministry. When can a person be sent out to plant a church? We have many metrics and they each serve a purpose (seminary, pastoral experience, a clear call from God, etc.). This is a question I have been wrestling with quite a...
by Chris Sims | Apr 7, 2016 | Leadership, Ministry
We tend to dream big as Church Planters. We set out with a goal to change the world beginning in our city. We want everyone to get saved. We want to reach thousands with the Gospel. I get excited just typing it. Over time, we can begin to aim at different...
