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...
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 14, 2016 | Ministry, Theology
This week we have a guest post in The Adventures in Church Planting series as Planter/Pastor Chris Sims shares his weekly spot with Pastor/Planter Danny Smith. Chris & Danny are members of the Wyoming Church Planters Network but I will let Chris tell you in his...
