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2nd Church Planting Boot Camp in Spanish

Published on: 01/12/2010
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Location: 
Mundelein, Illinois - Comunidad Cristiana La Viña
Event Dates: 
03/26/2010 - 03/27/2010

An intensive course for anyone considering the possibility of planting a La Viña (a Spanish-speaking Vineyard) in the USA. We will look at two questions, am I a church planter? and how do I plant a La Viña? Everything will be in Spanish.

Contact person: Homero Garcia (847) 845-7941

Church Planting Boot Camp: Communicating A Compelling Vision

Published on: 01/06/2010
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Location: 
Norwood, OH - Vineyard Central Retreat House
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Event Dates: 
03/12/2010 - 03/13/2010

This Boot Camp is on the topic of Communicating a Compelling Vision. The ability to communicate a compelling vision is so important to leading a community into the dream God has for them. We’ll hear from a couple of younger pastors who are actively engaged in doing the stuff, leading thriving communities into God’s vision for them. We run these training weekends to encourage, equip and empower active and potential church planters (and their teams) to do great things with God. We’ll spend time together, pray for you, and discuss some key practices in planting healthy churches.

Is there such a thing as a "church planter personality type"?

Published on: 09/11/2009
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This month’s question is posted by Nicole McAdoo-Popovich, Denver Hub pastor from Arvada Vineyard, CO and answered by Jeff Heidkamp, co-pastor of Mercy Vineyard in Minneapolis, MN with his wife, Le Que Heidkamp, and editor of Cutting Edge, the Vineyard church planting magazine. Nicole is one of a group of current and potential church planters within Arvada Vineyard, and this is one of the most common questions they struggle with.

Leaving Well

Published on: 05/29/2009
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John Elmer

When my wife was having our first child, the midwife was very concerned because the baby was in the breach position. If the baby was to try to leave her body that way there would be real damage to the baby and my wife. In the birthing process leaving well is critical.

Leaving well in the birth of a church is important too! We want healthy, strong churches right from the start that have what they need to grow to full maturity. There is a lot of unnecessary pain and agony when the leaving is done poorly.

Why does my spouse want to wring my neck?

Published on: 04/08/2009
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Steve Nicholson

A frequent question for church planters is how to balance church and family. I generally give a two part answer: one answer for the first year of planting, another answer for all the years after that. In the first year I recommend working all out, especially at gathering, in hopes of getting the church to an attendance of 100 or so in the first year-two years at most. This would make all the other things more simple. Which means that in the first year a planter has to get by on minimal family time.

It's the little stuff that'll get you

Published on: 03/19/2009
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Steve Nicholson

Today a friend told me about visiting a church in another city. The first time he went it was for a Sunday evening service he found on their web site. But when he got there the place was closed - no signs, no lights, no notice, and no people except for three other newcomers who did the same thing - look on the web and come to the stated service time. So eventually he tried again on Sunday morning. But the service was much longer than he expected - he had arranged a ride from someone else and had to leave after 90 minutes and the sermon still hadn't started!

Church Planting Proposal

Published on: 11/30/2008
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Randy Knutson

Writing a Church Plant Proposal by Randy Knutson Instructions: The following is an outline for a written proposal. Think through each section. Create a written description for each item and compile them in the following order:

From the Editor

Published on: 11/20/2008
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Jeff Heidkamp

Where are all the young adults willing to lay it on the line, take a risk, trust God, and go plant a church?

It was 10 years ago that I first met Jeff Bailey and Steve Nicholson. Jeff was a student at a seminary near where my parents lived, and he had invited Steve to speak to a small group of his classmates. Through a series of improbable events, I found myself in the room.
At some point, slumped down on the couch and looking somewhere between bemused and bored by the questions, Steve looked around the room and asked a question that has stayed in me- “Where are the young adults willing to lay it on the line, take a risk, trust God, and go plant a church?”

Starting the Conversation

Published on: 11/02/2008
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Steve Nicholson

Welcome to the Cutting Edge blog. We're going to try something a little different with this blog. There are so many interesting things to think about with church planting that it's hard to know what thread to pick up first. My mind goes blank!Welcome to the Cutting Edge blog. We're going to try something a little different with this blog. There are so many interesting things to think about with church planting that it's hard to know what thread to pick up first. My mind goes blank!

The Nuts and Bolts of Church Growth

Published on: 10/14/2008
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Rich Nathan and Jeff Heidkamp

Rich Nathan and Jeff Heidkamp take some time to discuss the practical implications of growing a church.

Rich Nathan is the senior pastor of the Columbus Vineyard and an internationally known writer and speaker on a remarkably wide variety of topics. Under his leadership, Columbus Vineyard has grown to over 7,000 weekly attenders, and has become a major influence for the kingdom in it’s community. They have planted 22 churches, established a massive community assistance center, seen hundreds come to Christ, founded the Vineyard Leadership Institute, and contributed deeply to the Vineyard movement as whole.

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