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Let’s Talk…5 Things to Consider Before Going Multi-Site in a Small Town

In multi-sites on November 17, 2008 at 5:01 am


After going down the multi-site road for a few years…and talking with a bunch of people in small towns who are ready to launch multi-sites…I want to share some of the lessons we have learned the hard way and maybe it will help you decide if you are ready to go multi-site in a small town.

QUESTION #1: As lead pastor, is your main job casting vision, study, and prayer at least 90% of your time or are you tied up doing other things?

If you do not have a STRONG TEAM under you that can carry out the details and lead the charge, you just DOUBLED your troubles and dis-functions. It doesn’t get ANY easier just because you have more people and might have more staff at other campuses.

Unless you are strong already at most levels, and I do mean most levels (not necessarily GREAT, but STRONG) and headed in the right direction…then don’t even think about it. If you are spinning too many plates instead of doing the Acts 6 thing (teaching of the Word and prayer should be our dedication), then you will inherit way more plates to spin, except that you will be running how ever many miles between spinning plates (campuses) to accomplish the spin.

Do you think Craig Groeshel, Perry Noble, Andy Stanley, or whomever are pulling the same weight at all their campuses? No way. They barely run their first campuses [they have an amazing team under them accomplishing it so they can do what they are called to do best...they are truly level 5 leaders]. Do you have to be level 5? You better be at least a 4 in my opinion.

Your first campus (don’t say main, central, mother ship) should be so not in need of you and your staff ready to take on another big challenge before considering multi-site. If not, you doubled your work, stress, and dis-function, which isn’t worth the net gain (we gained 400 or so already) from multi-sites. See ya back tomorrow for some more to chew on.

blessings!

serving the kingdom.

In speaking schedule on November 16, 2008 at 5:01 am


Hey crazies! I have had several requests for speaking and/or consultation meetings. I am passionate to speak on church planting, rural church issues, smaller town multi-site, and other topics that would help you in your context, or maybe not, but I would give it my best shot!

I am available according to my schedule to do various types of leadership gatherings, preaching, and consultation with your church, leadership team or staff.

If you are interested, please contact me: charles@newhopewired.tv and if I can clear it with my bosses (my amazing wife–Tiffany and Vicki who is the world’s best assistant), I would be honored to serve the kingdom alongside you or your church and appreciate the fact that there would be a TON that I could learn from YOU and YOUR teams as well.

My schedule is pretty full, but I do have some space in 2009 for these opportunities. First come, first serve according to my calendar and commitment to this order: God, family, my church, outside engagements.

It TRULY is an HONOR to partner with each of you to serve the Kingdom!
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The Sticks regionals: Brand New Church (Arkansas): March 17-18th // Revolution Church (Georgia): May 12-13th, 2009…REGISTRATION COMING SOON! [stay tuned for the updated website in a few weeks confirming speakers, dates, and all other things STICKS!]

and you thought our sex talk was a tad risque…

In sex on November 15, 2008 at 5:01 am

Lust Vegas Week 2 Promo from Fellowship Church on Vimeo.

Fellowship church ain’t got nothing on New Hoper’s…were going for 8!

Married couples rise up! It’s what GOD invented and intended! See our last teaching on this taboo topic HERE (Fix My Spouse, week 4)…it’s only taboo in the church. The WORLD is SCREAMING it.

blessings!

how is your sole?

In compassion, justice and social issues on November 14, 2008 at 5:01 am

The 50,000 Pairs in 50 Days Challenge

I love shoes. My closet is full of them.

Once at New Hope I challenged people to leave their shoes on the stage for people in need. Most left bare-footed, and I asked them to feel what it is like to go without a basic need like shoes.

Well, let’s talk shoes again.

soles4souls is an amazing charity in Nashville, TN that has one mission: get shoes to people who need shoes. over 300 million people around the world don’t have shoes and are forced to walk around unsafe and in potentially life-threatening conditions. not only is it unsafe physically, but having to look down all the time causes these people to also live without dignity and confidence.

$5 can buy 2 pairs of shoes for kids and other people in need.

Click the pic above and share some of your SOUL for a pair of soles.

Don’t click away…just rock it and hear that SOUL WHISPER… “Whatever YOU have done for the least of these…YOU have done for me!” –Jesus

The Sticks Re-Cap

In the sticks conference on November 13, 2008 at 10:44 pm


I have a holy hang-over so much I can’t even blog. That is bad if you know me.

Hope to be back at it soon, but in the meantime, I need to rest. So I will just say this:

I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE RESPONSE WE RECEIVED FROM ALL OF YOU.

From our volunteers @ New Hope who were beyond amazing to the speakers who lit a passion like no other to the staff and others who pulled this thing off. Pastors were changed FOREVER, and I am proud that we simply gathered a tribe of people and let Jesus take over. Tanks to all our volunteers for taking off work and all the other headaches you endured to serve the KINGDOM!

I also thank each of you who came to the sticks. I learned so much from you and the spirit that you have resting in you. I wish I could have gotten to meet more of you, but man…that was some fast-paced, intense action.

Some of you all in small towns are taking the kingdom by storm! That inspired me to the CORE. Many of you should have been on the stage…you have so much passion, wisdom and insight it is contagious! Maybe one day…

People were beyond blown away by every aspect of the conference. And not just because I was the host, but dang…it was intense, passionate and fun. The Sticks team really pulled it off. Way to go guys!

I pray that those who couldn’t make it or those who want to bring more of their teams will make it to a regional site. That’s right…we are taking it on the road with the sticks regional gatherings.

MARCH 17-18 @ BRAND NEW CHURCH hosted by Shannon O’Dell

MAY 12-13 @ REVOLUTION CHURCH hosted by Gary Lamb

Registration will launch soon. Keep checking out the SITE for more details.

One quick story of the many I heard first, second and third hand:

A pastor who has been at it for many years said he was ready to quit. After my session we hugged each other as he said…I’m back in the game. I will not quit.

That alone made it all worth it. Thanks and blessings to ALL of you who came and those who made it happen. It took the whole tribe to make it happen.

See you again as our paths cross or maybe at one of the regionals. Thanks for taking the Kingdom by storm!

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the sticks day 1

In the sticks conference on November 12, 2008 at 3:18 am

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Is over. I am tired. It was amazing. the place is overflowing with pastors, leaders and front line kingdom workers. Simply amazing.

What an amazing group of people who came here to learn from each other. This is one SHARP groups of leaders that have assembled in the middle of nowhere. I am honored to be a part of this community.

So much to say…but I need to go to bed.

1 story (of many) that will sum up the day: A pastor in his 60′s was ready to quit. Somehow he ended up at the sticks conference. God spoke to Him…He is not quitting. With tears in his eyes he thanked my from the depths of his soul.

This is why we do what we do. Plain and simple.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AT NEW HOPE WHO GAVE OF YOUR TIME AND TALENTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN! And to our amazing staff, volunteers and great people at New Hope who ALWAYS go the extra mile. Can’t hear enough about how gracious you have been.

And thanks to all of you who made the journey to be with us. I learned so much today. People kept thanking me and our team. I say, no…THANK YOU!

The highlight of the day for me was hanging with all of you, learning from you, hearing your passion and watching the passion flow during the communion celebration today. Wow. God’s Spirit was thick.

See ya in 10-1/2 hours. The best is yet to come.

pic: courtesy of moviepastor

Is Barack Obama the Antichrist?

In end-times, New Hope Stuff; Teaching Series on November 8, 2008 at 3:39 pm


Didn’t you get the e-mail?

This and other fun questions we will explore as we start a new series called FALLOUT. We will learn how to not just survive, but THRIVE during times of uncertainty. The church is called to be the LIGHT of the WORLD. How do we do that during times of chaos?

This week we are talking about whether this is THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT! What are your thoughts?

We will examine a few questions such as: what are the end times, when is Jesus coming back, what are the signs of His return…all that and a bottle of Jones Soda in 35 minutes.

It’s going to be off the hook…or an hour over on the stop watch. I wouldn’t bet on it either way.

See you and some of your peeps this weekend.

smile you’re on calvinist tv.

In theology on November 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm


Do you think Calvinists voted this past Tuesday?

blessings.

smile.

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drink my kool-aide.

In are you kidding me?, world church news on November 7, 2008 at 5:01 am


There is a pastor in South Auckland, New Zealand who is setting up a “city” for his followers so they don’t ever have to leave.

2 comments:

1. Be salt and light. Be IN the world, not OF it. –Jesus (I follow Him).
2. Will the flavor be grape or cherry?


Read the whole story here.

THOUGHTS?

ht [mmi]

getting smaller as you get bigger.

In Church Leadership, community on November 6, 2008 at 5:01 am


From time to time people comment that they are sad to see people come and go at churches. They might in all love ask the staff to do something about it.

From time to time people comment that we should “grow deeper” at churches.
They might in all love ask the staff to do something about it.

From time to time our staff asks them back what they are doing to help care for others and what they are doing to “grow?” [We just completed a 10 week or so series on HOW TO GROW/SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES: SELF-FEEDING].

Tonight as our fine group of ministry leaders and small group leaders gathered we reviewed how the CHURCH is to BE the CHURCH. The staff can’t keep track of the 1,200+ who call New Hope their home. And to get that many people doing this is monumental as well. It takes a ton of time and effort and the process literally takes years to gain traction when you have had rapid growth.

We talked about the 3 things as leaders we should be doing with the church and our teams:
Accountability/Belonging/Care (see Acts 2 and 6, etc.)

I have a team of 18-20 who I am engaged with this in (and that is a large task in itself). A small group, a group of friends and a group of people I am trying to reach for Christ.

It is not OPTIONAL that we BE the CHURCH. All of us. And this place and the fired up group of leaders I met with tonight are doing our best to make this happen. It’s not about a weekend experience. It is as much if not MORE about what happens during the in-between time! [Pastor Jeff Cooper reminded us well of this tonight!]

Are you engaged in this? If we aren’t a part of the solution, we might be a part of the problem. Who can you (and I) bring some Accountability/Belonging/Care too in Jesus name?
I am honored to serve with such amazing people. None of us are perfect. We are just trying to live out the life that Christ called us to. It won’t happen overnight, but inch by inch we are making HUGE progress!

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