Mike Edwards wrote a short but insightful post that encapsulates some of the lessons he learned from being a pastor of a “failed church plant.” Here are his bullet points:
- Plant GOSPEL identities, not programs or services
- Plant TOGETHER, not alone
- Be faithful, not cool
- Be humbled, not overconfident
- Live it as a family FIRST, don’t use your church as a crutch
- Don’t go after people, pursue the God who will raise them up