Just finished a series of Church Planting classes. Great response. A lot of good interaction. Guys from Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, and all around Atlanta completed the class. In various stages of church planting. 

This year we are doing things a little different. I am not asking the guys for a prospectus. A lot of people can make great presentations. I am asking the guys for a completed time line of milestones or tasks that they need to complete for a successful launch. The guys will then fill out a report each month letting me know whether they are reaching their own milestones. There is a world of difference in putting together a slick presentation quite another to developing a strategy. We’ll see how this goes this year.

Starting a second class in February. I have a list of 10 – 12 guys that have expressed an interest. We need at least 5 churches to make it a go. We need that many to make the interaction worthwhile. If you know of someone interested and wanting to be trained by a great church staff and group of church planters tell them to give me a call or email me at jima@westridge.com.