Why All Churches Should Have a Birth Plan

One of my colleagues recently had his second child. As we were preparing this month’s Leadership Link on Church Planting, I realized a couple’s birth plan is an excellent metaphor for churches who want to be “church-planting” churches.

Unfamiliar with birth plans? It’s ok. Many people are. They help the mother (and father) take initiative in planning how the baby’s arrival will go. It allows them to be intentional about how things will happen, what things won’t, and what things are negotiable. (It should be noted that the birth plan is an imperfect metaphor and obviously not meant to be treated as “equal” to child birth.)

Here are a few reasons why I believe churches should also have a birth plan. Read more