Two men looked out from behind prison bars; one saw mud, the other stars.” So penned one sage many years ago.
Isn’t it amazing what different people see when looking at the same situation? Some time ago I asked a church planter to look over a community to see whether it might be a place for RHMA to start a church. He reported back that he saw no potential there. I felt uneasy about his conclusion, but let it ride a few months. Unable to get this community off my mind, I decided to send someone else. He came back pumped with excitement about the potential he saw there.
The same community – one saw potential one did not. Who do you think is more likely to succeed? The reason many denominations and individuals do not consider planting churches in smaller towns is because they can’t see potential.
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