Should I Plant a Church?

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Acts 29 and countless other church-planting groups use entrepreneurial tests as part of the assessment process. Why? Because entrepreneurship is a crucial litmus test. Some people are just wired and gifted to start something from nothing. They can gather people around a vision and create excitement and momentum. The best church planters are usually guys who would be starting businesses or nonprofits if they weren’t starting churches.

If you’re not that guy – listen to me – you’re not a failure. You’re not less valuable to the kingdom or less important to the mission! Don’t believe those lies. Do find a role that maximizes your impact for His kingdom.

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Not long ago I met a church planter who had been at it for two years and had two dozen people. He was a wonderful, godly, masculine leader who had great pastoral skill. But he wasn’t a start-from-scratch guy. His wife’s face told the whole story. She was bone-tired. She loved her man and was behind him all the way, but it was easy to see that church planting was taking a toll on her.

I told him that he would make a great pastor at an existing church, that it was OK to quit, he wasn’t a failure; in fact, it was perhaps one of the most masculine and God-honoring moves he could make. He said, “No one has ever told me that before.”

That’s why I’m telling you.

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Bob Thunehttps://cdomaha.com/
Bob Thune (MA, Reformed Theological Seminary) is founding and lead pastor of Coram Deo Church in Omaha, Nebraska, and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of Gospel Eldership, coauthor of The Gospel-Centered Life and The Gospel-Centered Community, and creator of the Daily Liturgy podcast. In addition to his work as a pastor and writer, he coaches and trains church leaders and helps to lead a classical Christian school.

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