Carl wrote an excellent post on church planting God’s way.
Ken and I have looked at a couple of books on church planting, read a lot more blogs about it, and devoured a couple of websites. MUCH of what I’ve seen not only hasn’t impressed me, it hasn’t answered my questions. Their advice seems to be to turn the pastor into a cheerleader/controversy-maker instead of a gospel preacher. Don’t get me wrong – a good pastor WILL encourage his/her flock, incite them to be stirred up, and the Gospel is certainly controversial… but do we really need churches with sex billboards out there? Sure, they entice some folks to come to church to see what it’s about. And sure, the church should teach about sex and holiness along the way. But do we need those pews filled? Or do we need disciples made?
Check out Carl’s post – it’s good… and honest.
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http://www.revivalblog.com carl thomas
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http://www.revivalblog.com carl thomas
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http://itrustyou.wordpress.com JunglesWife
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http://itrustyou.wordpress.com JunglesWife
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http://www.unitedrevival.com Matt
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http://www.unitedrevival.com Matt
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http://iamhealed.net Kathi
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Rev Frederick G Merry
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Rev Frederick G Merry