Church Planting 301: Commitment

If you’ve been in church leadership before, you’ve probably experienced difficulty getting people to commit to the church. In today’s church culture, it’s tough getting most church members to show up on a regular basis—not to mention engaging at another time during the week. Tact on asking them to serve in a meaningful way that contributes toward the fulfillment of the mission? That’s an altogether ‘other’ level of exasperation. Maybe you’ve heard that statline that is sadly true in most cases—in the church, 10% of the people do 90% of the work.

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Church Planting 201: Training

As we have journeyed into the unknown of church planting, the time of training and preparation has been rejuvenating and extraordinarily equipping. One of the questions I’ve received from others is, “Matt, do you really need more training? You’re a pastor. You’ve graduated from seminary and now are pursuing a postgraduate degree. Plus, you have the Bible and the Holy Spirit—isn’t that enough?”  

This is a fair question. Is specified training for church planting really needed? 

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