Fruit First

by Steve Cordle There are many excellent church planter assessment programs being offered today. However, before sending a candidate to an assessment program, I look for one trait: have they started and multiplied a group? Not everyone who multiplies a cell should...

Presence, Passion, Persistence and Perspective

by Michael Sove One of my favorite talks is to hear Mario Vega tell his story and the importance of passion and persistence.  This week as we are talking about the qualities of church planters, those two words fit perfectly with the qualities that would make a great...

Working Together to Plant Churches

by Mario Vega One of the characteristics of church planters is that they must have an appreciation for the Body of Christ. This appreciation should manifest itself in an effort to achieve cooperation with other denominations. Probably one of the main weaknesses in...

Qualifications of Church Planters

by Jeff Tunnell Saved, called, set apart. Sent, anointed, sincere.  Knowledgeable, understanding scripture, fearless. Undeterred by persecution, bold, willing to die.  Workers of miracles, preachers of revelation, servants of Jesus.  Dependent, praying, faithful. ...

Two Essential Qualities for Church Planters

by Joel Comiskey Two weeks ago when I challenged the 800 cell leaders and supervisors at Bethel International Church to be church planters, I realized that those who responded would need two key qualities: 1. Call of God. When a person is called by God to plant a...