There is joy and blessing in trusting God - specifically, in trusting Him more than (or instead of) money.

From my conversations with church planters all over the world, and from my own experience, this temptation that I felt is not uncommon.

We should beware of seeking to plant and grow a church for our glory, of our tendency to trust in ‘money raised’ rather than trust in God.

The Pastorate used to have with it the idea of “taking care of” and “nurturing.” Not anymore. Introducing the Industrialist Pastor.

I failed my church planting assessment. I know that’s a strange way to start a blog for a church planting network, but it’s true.

It’s easy to miss the fact that Jesus did so many miracles in the midst of interruptions to what he was doing.

At the beginning of his church planting journey, Michael Badger gives insight into the true nature of the story he's taking place in.

Full-time Christian ministry is a blessed avenue for ministry. Oftentimes, people forget that there are biblical and effective alternativ...

There are at least 3 reasons why New England is the new American missional frontier.

I’m often asked by other pastors and church planters to describe ministry in Vermont. Ascending The Mountain It often reminds me of a cen...

If you are prayerfully considering where God would have you plant a church, I hope to be of some help to you. Maybe - just maybe - God is...

When Your Vision Doesn’t Reflect Your Reality I once visited a church plant in metro Atlanta. Great church plant in terms of theology and...

What Jesus did at arguably His best chance to gain converts might surprise us.

What does it mean, Christians, for us, to be “crucified?” Paul says he’s been crucified with Christ in Galatians 2:20, and he’s saying it...

I have the great honor and blessing of coming from a family of saints. My parents and siblings still attend church to this day. Like any 

“God, I go to church. I provide for my family. I’m discipling great kids. I’m tithing regularly. I’m in my Bible daily. I’m praying.” Know this, you’re not on God’s black, naughty list if you haven’t accepted the entire call of discipleship, the laying everything down part. Jesus looked at the rich young ruler and loved Him (Mark 10:21).

We all remember our favorite childhood game. The game that you always insisted on playing while your friends were over or the game you we...

Many well-meaning believers take worldly gauges and put them on Christian causes. The CEO, top-down, business-model churches are among th

If God told you to come to Vermont for just one soul, would you? — Kevin Davis is pastor of a small rural church in another Gospel-parched part of the continent, the Pacific Northwest. He is humbly blessed by his wife Christy, his son Calvin, and their two dogs Rocket and Tess, and his gracious congregation....

I whole-heartedly believe that some people use the phrase too liberally, “God told me to…” as a defense of some of our actually self-inte

However, the phrase becomes a reflection of a something more realistic when it comes off the lips of a person who is potentially suffering for the cause of Christ. “God told me I needed another jet,” goes in one ear and out the other. Meanwhile, “God told me to leave all that’s familiar, head out into the unknown with no guarantee of succe

We need to reorient our thinking to what Jesus was promising when He promised eternal life. Eternal life doesn’t start after we die, it s
This is good news for a Christian society that sees hell as the primary thing we are saved from. If that’s true, then I have little to be excited about. That means I await heaven with the problems I have now. But if God’s salvation has personal and present ramifications, namely: that I can be saved from sin now, I can overcome sins, I can g

Faith in the Jesus Christ of the Bible is a dangerous thing. I say dangerous, because it is an active thing that changes us, moves us, ch

If you partake in that dangerous faith, if you say, “Well played, God, I’m all in,” that faith is contagious. I know it’s scary. This might mean pulling up roots from where you’re at and moving. This may mean disrupting relationships. This might mean switching vocations. This might be leaving everything to follow God. Leave fear where it