If God is calling you and your family to plant a Church, I just have one thing to say…it is going to be very hard, messy, and nothing like you thought it would be. I have the opportunity to talk with church planters all over the Globe. Many went into it thinking that this was going to be sexy and if they preached well then they would have 100 people at their first gathering and 1,000 a year later. However, 3 years later they actually have 50 people attending, working three jobs, taking sleeping pills as the only way to sleep, and haven’t had sex with their wife in months. Wow that sounds like a fun calling to me.
First, I would encourage church planters to have their main goal of being a Church Family committed to living life on mission in order to make disciples who make disciples. Let the Spirit build Jesus’ Church, He has a better resume than you.
One of the biggest topics that come’s up in the Church Planting world: MONEY. Here are some practical things a church planter can do as it relates to money.... Keep reading
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