Is it about. . .
coolness
being hip
small groups
glorifying God
rental property
making disciples
starting a worship gathering
keeping the 4 billion in mind
beginning in the harvest fields
marketing, mailers, and music
reaching the unreached peoples
developing the best web site in town
preview services and grand openings
looking at the field and seeing one church
beginning with long-term Kingdom citizens
acting on those thoughts about the 4 billion
organizing the church before the church exists
raising leaders from the harvest for the harvest
raising enough money to start a small company
being able to say “imitate me as I imitate Christ”
bringing our desired cultural traditions to others
teaching them to obey all that Christ commanded
strategies built with a philosophy of multiplication
designing a killer kids’ ministry for the community
keeping things simple for the health of the new believers
adding another flavor to the Baskin-Robbins of Christianity
being a wise steward with your actions toward the 4 billion
developing that church’s web site long before the church exists
teaching obedience that they may be able to teach obedience to others
seeing multiple disciples, leaders, and churches while looking across the fields
starting one and hoping to do it again within three years–when we can afford it
keeping things so complex and complicated that only the few could ever reproduce our methods
Church planting. What is it to you? Make sure you know before you go.
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