Others have said it but I just am reminded all the time of how extreme Church Planting is as a ministry. Going out without members, a building, support, no programs can be a very scary thing. A lot of guys are jumping in because they think it is the cool thing to do. Most of them will find quickly that Church Planting is a lot of work. That’s the reason that according to some failure rate is upwards of 70%.

I doubt that figure IF: 1. You start with SUPPORT. 2. You go with a TEAM. 3. You get sufficient TRAINING. 4. You are CALLED. 5. You go to the right COMMUNITY.  6. You go to WORK. 7. You go with the right PLAN. 8. You go before and after with PRAYER. 9. You get COACHING. 10. You don’t do anything STUPID, like ignoring these things!

Church Planting is hard, but rewarding. I’ve said before, I’ll say again, “Do the right things the right way, and God will bless.”