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Dear Church Planter, Launch Size May Not Matter as Much as We Thought

July 8, 2016 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Dear Church Planter, Launch Size May Not Matter as Much as We Thought

DOES CHURCH LAUNCH SIZE MATTER? What we know:  In 2014, Lifeway Research estimated 4,000 churches began. If the first year of a church plant costs around $150,000, then those new plants together cost $600,000,000. If this number rings true each year, then the American Church is investing over half-a-billion dollars in new church plants each year! But, […]

Filed Under: blog, church Tagged With: church, church failure, church plant, ed stetzer, warren bird

There’s No Such Thing as a “FAILED” Church Plant

June 15, 2016 By drairwolf 6 Comments

There’s No Such Thing as a “FAILED” Church Plant

Not My Jeans I was shopping with my wife a few months ago and as I passed through the men’s section I noticed my choice of jean style was “skinny” or “super skinny”. Now, I’m not sure I want to find out the difference because I would not describe myself as either. I thought about […]

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An Equation to Determine Group Health

October 15, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Below are some numbers you can use after people sign up for your group to determine if you have enough people. (You may not know the people who signed up for your group, but may be able to work with your group coach or staff to see if others may know them.)   Here’s an equation you […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: bible, christianity, church plant, community, group, group health, health, Jesus, missional, missional community, truth

How Size Matters, Part 1: Group Size

October 11, 2014 By drairwolf Leave a Comment

Do Numbers Matter? Typically we say an ideal small group consists of 10-15 people. Less than that can sometimes feel awkward and more can feel overwhelming. But, what if the number doesn’t matter at all? I believe there are two things that affect group health more than how many people attend on a weekly basis. […]

Filed Under: blog, church, discipleship, Small Group, Spiritual Growth Tagged With: bible, Bible Study, christian, church, church plant, commitment, community, disciples of Jesus, expectations, group health, Group size, Host, Host Home, Jesus, large group, missional community, size, size matters

7 Simple Questions to Begin a Small Group (with free download)

August 12, 2014 By drairwolf 3 Comments

7 Simple Questions to Begin a Small Group (with free download)

As we began our yearly preparations for small group to begin about a year ago, I began to feel bad about how many times I had to e-mail our leaders for their group info. It felt like I was bugging our leaders- which I never want to do. Finally, I decided to sit down and […]

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