Posts by Len Tang
“Dismantling Empire” by Liz Rios
March 23, 2026 Originally published on the Mujerista in Motion site This piece began as a seminary paper I wrote a couple of years ago. At the time, I was trying to make sense—academically and theologically—of what I had been experiencing for years in church planting spaces. What I didn’t fully realize then is how…
Read MoreSeptember 5th, 2024: “Help: I Need More Planters and Leaders in my Church” with Eric Creekmore
Eric serves as the Church Planting Director for Hill Country Bible Church Austin where he oversees planter identification, development, and church launch. He also leads the Saturate Austin Institute which equips people biblically, theologically, and practically to live on mission in Austin. Eric serves on the board of the Association of Hill Country Churches, a…
Read MoreOctober 12th Webinar Preview: Free Church Planting Primer Course with Len Tang
The Church Planting Primer course is a FREE offering designed to onboard the people interested in the Church Planting Certificate Cohort starting in November, but anyone is invited to join the webinar – even if you aren’t planning to be part of the cohort. The webinar, led by Len Tang, will provide a preview of…
Read MoreOctober 5th Network Leader Roundtable: Training Diverse Planters with Liz Rios of Passion2Plant
Often networks train diverse planters in ways that actually undermine their own identity in Christ and potentially harm the communities they are planting in. Join Rev. Dr. Liz Rios of Passion2Plant to discover how diverse planters need to “unlearn” some Western theological perspectives and empire-building tendencies. With prophetic insight, she’ll help us consider how to…
Read MoreSeptember 7th Planter Essentials: Why Every Planter Needs a Coach with Dan Steigerwald
September 7th Planter Essentials: Why Effective Coaches Are Game Changers with Dan Steigerwald Who: Church planting network leaders and interested planters. What: Planters often dismiss coaching because they figure an outsider couldn’t possibly relate to the challenges they’re facing on the ground. But finding a good coach can be a gamechanger. Can good coaching make the…
Read MoreAugust 3rd Network Leader Round Table: The Scandal of Leadership with JR Woodward
The imagination of many church planters has been held captive to the admirable goals of growth and multiplication without examining the darker, more sinister assumptions and Powers behind that ambitious growth. Planters must examine the domineering models of leadership that they have uncritically adopted so that those desires can be replaced with a Christlike form…
Read MoreGreat Commandment Network
Great Commandment Network is a global network empowering people to experience and reproduce great relationships through loving God and others.
Read MoreAccess Delayed: The Church Planter’s Juneteenth
In the church planting world, there remains an urgent need for a new Juneteenth because often times planters of color, particularly African Americans, continue to experience delays…
Read MorePlanting a Church Without Losing Your Soul
What does it take to be a church planter or other ministry entrepreneur? Beyond the vocational capabilities every church planter needs, there’s a range of capabilities more difficult to measure but even more essential: spiritual competencies, which have to do not just with behaviors but also with the motivations, agendas, and scripts that drive them. This practical course helps planters invest in their own physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual health so they can serve Christ for the long haul.
Read MoreAssociation of Related Churches
ARC is a cooperative of independent churches from different denominations, networks, and backgrounds who strategically resource church planters and pastors to help them reach people with the message of Jesus. They help new churches get started and existing churches find their families…
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