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How to Survive Your First Year of Planting a Church

I'd like to introduce you to a resource that will be very helpful to you if you're just getting started in church planting.

I knew planting a church was going to be hard, but I didn’t know it would be THAT hard! Don’t get me wrong, I had a clear vision from God, I had a calling from God, I had faith, but there were some things I just wasn’t prepared for.  In this Sharp Churches resource I discuss the three most difficult challenges I faced, and the changes I had to make in our first year to survive and thrive.

• How do you balance your schedule so you have enough time to invest in your young church AND your family?
• How do you deal with the unmet expectations of yourself and others?
• How do you overcome the money deficit so that your church is properly funded?

These topics and more are covered as I shares the three biggest challenges I faced in our first year of planting Calvary Fellowship and how I worked through them in this MP3 download.

Start planting in the summer for your church to grow in the fall

In yesterday's post I discussed how churches can grow over the summer. Today I want to share an opportunity for churches to plant seeds in the summer months that will lead to a harvest of growth in the fall. Specifically, this is for New England churches and pastors.

Bob Franquiz, beyond being a great friend, has also been a great mentor to me in church strategies. In a few weeks I will have the privilege of teaching  his "21st Century Outreach Strategies Seminar" live in West Hartford! I'll teach his content and share how our church has successfully implemented it locally.

What will you learn in this 2 hour seminar?
- The #1 mistake churches make in promotion (and how to avoid it)
- The do’s and don’ts of direct mail
- How to triple your effectiveness with direct mail while spending less!
- How to harness the power of Google and Facebook to increase first time guests
- The most underutilized resource your church has to reach people
- The unique benefits of on-line and off-line promotion
- How to track the results of your promotion efforts
- The 3 keys every piece of promotion needs to be successful
- Plus, much more!

If you're a pastor/church leader in New England, I hope you'll join us! Register here.