[featured_image]There are many things that church planters need to pay attention to while starting a church. Often the focus is on the number of people that show up on Sunday, the number of bills in the offering plate, and the number of cars in the parking lot. While those numbers do measure certain aspects of a church’s impact, there are many other things to consider counting:
- spiritual conversations initiated each week
- meals shared with unbelievers
- new small groups launched
- baptisms
- missionaries sent into their neighborhood
- number of unbelievers in your community
Consider what you are measuring as you plant a new church. I’ve struggled over the years to count the right things. It’s important to identify what is meaningful to you before you start counting this week.
10 Numbers that Church PlantersMust Be Watching…
1 Challenge: One Billion in One Decade
2 Things Every Leader Must Do Well
3 Simple Skills Every Christ Follower Needs
4 Ways to Show Outsiders You Care
5 Essential Ingredients of a Leadership Culture
6 Obstacles to Church Planting Movements
7 Elements of Starting Churches
8 Reasons Church Planters Must Ask for Help
9 Lessons for Church Planters (Groundhog Day)
10 Factors in Developing Leaders
More Numbers:
5 Ideas About Coaching and Accountability
7 Ideas to Get the Support You Need
7 Benefits of Coaching
7 Missional Posts
8 Reasons Why to Plant a Church
8 Ways to Become a Better Coach
16 Categories for Spiritual Leadership Development (Part 1, 2, 3, 4)
20 Questions to Assess Leadership Potential
20 Top Books on Church Planting
