Church Planting Resources

Tips for church planters 

Church Planting and wives

Some would debate the theology of whether this should include husbands, but we'll just say that the majority of church planters are men, and this is an excellent post on how planting should or should not impact your family.

10 Tips for planters

Mark Batterson, pastor of National Community Church in Washington D.C. includes tips such as do something different, make mistakes, and take the long view.

Qualifications of a church planter

Pastor Mark Driscoll from Mars Hill Church in Seattle gives his take on what it takes to be a church planter.

Why YOU Should Plant a Church

For all of the people out there who feel called but don't know if they have what it takes, here's a different perspective on the subject

A few early mistakes

A quick list from a guy who's about to start a church.

Perry Noble on dating

Already have one link to a similar post, but here's another pastor talking about the importance of family relationships while leading a church. Date your wife. Spend time with your family. Those are the only relationships you can never replace.

Church Planting Groups 

Acts 29 Network

A network of pastors seeking to help qualified leaders who desire to plant new churches and replant declining churches.

Passion for Church Planting

Church Planting Support Organization that exists to promote church planting and to help church planters start more effective churches!

Glocalnet

God is raising up a new caliber of leader and a different kind of church. These spiritual catalysts don't want to just grow the biggest church in the area. They want to church their area for Christ. That's the difference between church planting and church multiplication. The planter builds a building. The multiplier turns the world upside down.

Church Multiplication Associates

From their site: Church Multiplication Associates (CMA) exists to support and encourage church multiplication movements by developing new resources focused on reproducing disciples, leaders, churches and movements from the place where you're planted and finishing at the ends of the earth.

Stadia

A church planting group located primarily in the western United States.

NewChurches

This one is Ed Stetzer's site on church starting. This one is loaded with great resources on everything from the emerging church to house churches. It also includes links and discussion boards.

Passion for Church Planting

Another resource site. It has a few free resources plus paid services to help new churches get started.

Been there, done that, letting others know how 

Blogs of people involved with church planting

evotional.com

Lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington D.C. Mark Batterson's blog.

TheLanceSlide

Lance Ford, director of glocalnet, riffs on church planting, authenticity and ministry.

Bob Roberts

Bob Roberts, pastor of NorthWood Church in Keller, TX and founder of glocalnet, posts periodic thoughts on pastoring and global ministry.

Perry Noble .com

Interesting thoughts on ministry.

Blogs from real live church planters 

History in the Making

The blog of Ben Arment, pastor at History Church in Oak Hill, VA.

You Can Know God

Thoughts about God, spirituality, church planting, student ministry, culture, life, and other random stuff from Michael Lukaszewski, who is planting Oak Leaf Church in Cartersville, Ga.

Mad Babble from a Church Planter

Gary Lamb, Lead Pastor of Ridge Stone Church in Canton, Ga.

bob.blog

Bob Hyatt, pastor of the evergreen community in Portland, OR.

Creativity fuel 

They aren't about church starting, but these sites will keep you thinking.

Seth's Blog

Seth Godin's riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread. Guaranteed to make you think about how people perceive ministry.

TheBolgBlog

Ryan Bolger's musings about following Jesus within post-Western cultures

Churches that are doing stuff worth learning from 

Northpoint Church

Northpoint, pastored by Andy Stanley, is a great example of a church that does everything well. Stanley's focus on environments has led them to have solid ministries for children, family, marriage, college and more.

National Community Church

An innovative church in Washington D.C. that meets in movie theaters and is building a coffee house that will also hold their offices. A great place to see creative ministry examples.

Mosaic

Pastored by Erwin McManus, Mosaic's services are Bible-based and incredibly innovative.

Mars Hill Church Seattle

Pastor Mark Driscoll's authentic and to-the-point approach to ministry has made this church grow in an area that desparately needs to see God's power lived out in a real way.

Keystone Church

This church is a fairly new plant in Keller, Texas, but they're doing some great stuff on the media side of things. Check out their videos on their media page. Top notch.