Most of us can agree that if we are going to reach more people with the Gospel, our churches need to be more outwardly focused. However, maintaining an outwardly focus is difficult as we tend to fix our focus on 7-day increments rather than 7-year increments. The truth is that even if we develop a strong outward focus, it will …
Luminex: A New Vision for a New Year – Whiteboard Wednesday Season 6: Episode 1
Luminex is excited to go deeper and wider in 2019! On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Mike Gafa presents a new vision for a new year while touching on a variety of Luminex products and services that work to develop leaders to start and strengthen churches.
SPECIAL EVENT: An Afternoon with Ed Stetzer
In today’s society, there are too many examples of those claiming to follow Christ being caustic, divisive, and irrational — contributing to dismissals of the Christian faith as hypocritical, self-interested, and politically co-opted. What has happened in our society? Ed Stetzer, author of the book Christians in the Age of Outrage, will be applying his research-based insights for us as …
Church Planting Simplicity (part 2)
Planting a church is most definitely not easy! But the challenge of planting is often compounded by unnecessary complexity. In today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Doug McClintic leads us through the last two of five core elements that, in combination, make for a simple yet effective approach for church planting.
Church Planting Simplicity (part 1)
Planting a church is definitely not easy! But the challenge of planting is often compounded by unnecessary complexity. In today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Doug McClintic leads us through the first three of five core elements that, in combination, make for a simple yet effective approach for church planting.
International Church Planting Week & Acts 1:8
We continue International Church Planting week with a brief talk on how Acts 1:8 gives us some clues to a possible church planting strategy in our churches in the 21st. Century. Click here to watch the video presentation. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in …
International Church Planting Week!
It’s international church planting week here at Luminex! We are celebrating and strengthening church planting all around the planet! People need Jesus all over the world, and so evangelistic church planting is a huge part of our mission of “developing leaders to start and strengthen churches. This week, we will highlight the some of the work of our Church Multiplication Catalyst, …
Why New People Come to Church
We all want new people to come to church. But often, we don’t understand the reasons why they come to church or eventually join a church. On this Whiteboard Wednesday, Doug McClintic, Church Multiplication Catalyst for Luminex, discusses why people come to church and the most effective ways to attract visitors into your church. And ultimately, how to bring new …
Whiteboard Wednesday: Why Plant a Church?
This edition of Whiteboard Wednesday is a reprise of a popular episode! We hope you enjoy this power post from the recent past. Season 5 is coming on the Wednesday after Labor Day! It goes without saying that church planting leads to new congregations. But planting can also spark renewal and revival for the established sending churches, too. On this …
Why Church Planting and Disciple-Making Belong Together
There is much confusion today about Church Planting and its connection with the command of Jesus to “Go and make disciples.” I have often heard the phrase, “Jesus didn’t command us to plant churches but to make disciples.” In the industrialized West, this is often used as an objection to planting more churches. It also reflects a concern that some …