4. Support and Partner With a Local Church Plant
For the same reasons above, it is also wise to partner with another planter in your area, city, county or state. And in partnering with another church plant that’s a mere 20 minutes away, you are modeling Kingdom-mindedness. Every church must seek to crucify the demonic spirit of competition in our hearts. Local partnerships show the principalities and powers, local churches, and other Christians in the community that your church isn’t ego-driven. You can partner for events, prayer meetings, retreats, financial support, pulpit swap, etc.
5. Partner With a Network or a Denomination’s Church-Planting Efforts
Don’t sit on the fringe and pretend you can do this alone. No single church is going to win their city for Christ. Talk to other pastors in your city and ask them what networks or denominations you should reach out to, to learn and to partner with for the mission of church planting. For us, we are a part of Acts 29, the Houston Church Planting Network and the Texas Baptists Association. Partner up. Learn. If you go this alone, you will not get much done. Jesus is worth it.
