Is Your Church a Lighthouse or a Light Pole?

In just under two months, Metanoia Church will celebrate our 10th year of ministry. (Yeah, I’m pretty amazed, too!) That’s 10 years of church planting—and all of the heartache, long nights, longer weeks, disappointments, hysterically fun surprises, mid-stride changes, and happy salvations—for Kim and I.

One of the fun things about being in the church planting world for so long is that for some reason I am viewed (by some) as some sort of expert. While I like to think this is because I am awes...