Category Archives: Church Plants and Foreign Missions

On Church Plants

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Jay F Guin

The idea of a church renting space has popped up now and again on this site. I thinks this article does a particularly good job of demonstrating the concept. Here’s the theory. Most churches spend a huge percentage of their … Continue reading →

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Rethinking the Oversight of Missions and Other Outreaches

Posted on April 13, 2008 by Jay F Guin

I’m a lawyer. I represent scores of churches and nonprofits. I’ve served on several nonprofit boards. I’ve gotten more nonprofits approved by the IRS than I can count. I know what I’m talking about. When it comes to nonprofits within … Continue reading →

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Lessons on Managing Missions from Game Theory, Midwives, McDonalds, and the Wishbone Offense, Part 3

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[Still on drugs for the kidney stone.] “Mama wanted me to be a preacher. I told her coachin’ and preachin’ were a lot alike.” — Bear Bryant. Okay, it’s time to talk about the wishbone, triple option offense. All Alabama … Continue reading →

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Lessons on Managing Missions from Game Theory, Midwives, McDonalds, and the Wishbone Offense, Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[See Part 1 for the background. I’m passing another kidney stone. I hope the Oxycodone doesn’t hurt my writing too much.] Another parable. Well, not so much a parable as an analogy. You see, it just drives me nuts when … Continue reading →

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Lessons on Managing Missions from Game Theory, Midwives, McDonalds, and the Wishbone Offense, Part 1

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Jay F Guin

[Passing another kidney stone, so I’m doped up with pain medicine. I apologize for all the free association, but it’s for a point. At least, I think so.] In the last post, I raised the (to me) difficult question of … Continue reading →

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How can we both merge and plant?

Posted on March 18, 2007 by Jay F Guin

It’s very fashionable today to talk about the benefits of planting churches. The independent Christian Churches have enjoyed rapid growth through a planting strategy, while the Churches of Christ have plateaued, growing hardly at all in the last 20 years. … Continue reading →

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