From time to time I will be giving some principles and lessons I am learning as we plant Hope Community Church @Old North Dayton. The first preview service this past Sunday night took off and what a great blessing it was. There were 92 in attendance and one that we know of invited Christ into their life.
We have been involved in several church plants, but never the sponsoring church. This night was special and we believe this work is going to be special. 21 of our folks made the trip and we had a great time of serving, worshiping, along with the fellowship that followed.
Here it goes: A few confessions as the pastor of a church that is sponsoring a church plant.
Here are 10 initial thoughts.
#1. There has to come a time where you quit talking about planting a church it and just do it. #2. It is a great blessing to see a traditional church recognize that God wants to use us in other places. It energizes the home church. # 3. Sponsoring a church will cost you. There is no cheap way to do it. # 4. Sponsoring a church may cost you people. God will bless. # 5. It is crucial for you to have a plant pastor that is trained for the task ahead. #6. One church can't do it by themselves. I praise the Lord for the partners He has given Hope Community. # 7. I am amazed that many pastors claim to be planting a church, yet offer no support, whether in the area of people or finances. # 8. Planting a church is not for the lazy. #9. I respect our church planter. He seems to respect me. We are learning from each other. #10. Not sure why it has taken 19 years for me and us to get to this point in ministry.
The best is yet to come.
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