If I was going to plant again. . . . I would be far more careful about who I encouraged to join the church. This is probably . . . definitely . . . the most controversial post in this mini-series! Basically, EVERY planter wants to see their church plant grow. This invariably involves people […]

If I was going to plant again . . . I would be far less bothered by what others are doing. I think it was Theodore Roosevelt who said that “Comparison is the thief of joy.”For what it’s worth, I agree with him! This is especially true when it comes to church planting. I’d like to […]

If I was going to plant again. . . . 1. I wouldn’t start with a vision for what the Sunday ‘event’ should look like. When I planted Hill City, it’s fair to say that I didn’t have a clue what I was doing. The vision didn’t really go much further than “Love God and tell […]

It’s almost seven years since my family and I moved to Trevethin to plant Hill City Church—and it’s been a roller coaster of a ride! In many ways, the church that I now lead looks very different to the church that I dreamed of as a young, inexperienced, arrogant, gospel ranter. That’s not a bad thing by the way! However, for various […]