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Documents and Forms So many people have asked for this, so I’m pleased to announced that our Documents and Forms are available for purchase. This is a complete set of nearly every document...

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Do we have a _______ ministry? From time to time, we get emails and comments from folks asking if we have a particular ministry. Or sometimes they wonder when we will be starting a ministry. Sometimes,...

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What Bible Translation Should I Read? Several people have asked me this in recent days, so I thought I'd answer it here. This is not meant to be a scholarly article on the accuracy of various translations...it's...

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You Can't Lead Via Email I learned this while sitting at my desk. In 2006, when I was doing the leg-work that would lead to the launch of Oak Leaf Church, I spent a lot of time creating strategies. Living...

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Oak Leaf Canton We announced it to our leaders at the Leadership Summit and then dropped the news on the congregation yesterday...Oak Leaf Church is going to Canton. In 2010, we're...

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Launching Large

Launching Large is a book about starting churches that is soon-to-be-published.  Here’s what some people have said.

Just read through your book.  I have read most of the stuff out there on planting and yours takes a different edge.  You fill in a lot of the whole that most guys are asking questions about.  So well done.  Thanks for the PDF and I will pass it on to the guys I coach.

Thanks for making this book available.  I’ve JUST started planting in Chattanooga, TN.  As I’ve read the first 70 pages of Launching Large I see a great deal of similarities in our story and in your story and the story of Oak Leaf Church.  This PDF has already been a huge source of encouragement for me and I’ve only had it for less than 24 hours.

Michael, thanks for the free book. We are moving in a month to our church planting destination from Pensacola, FL to Detroit.What I have read so far is very practical and helpful for me.  Thank you for your candor and honesty.

The book is for church planters or those interested in starting a church.  You’ll learn things about:
  • Building a core group and becoming a launch team
  • Advertising and Outreach
  • Raising support and funding a church plant
  • Hiring Staff
  • Starting small groups
  • Doing Sunday morning well (and on a budget)
  • How to set a budget
  • Teaching and music