29: Scratching the 3-year itch

Most church planters come to a point where they’ll get the itch to do something new. Hosts Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee discuss what planters should do when they reach this crossroad in ministry.

1:10 Danny discusses the entrepreneurial nature of church planters.


3:00 Lee talks about how moving from survival mode to sustainability can lead to a desire to do something else.


5:10 Danny encourages planters to find other outlets to use their entrepreneurial gifts.


7:15 Danny talks about how he was able to find the fulfillment of doing something new while staying in his role at his church plant.


9:00 Lee says it’s normal for a planter to get an itch to do something else.


10:10 Lee talks about how he deciphered if his itch to replant was from the Lord.


10:55 Danny shares a question to ask yourself when a larger church approaches you about leading their church.


12:00 Lee talks about the need to transition well when leaving your church plant.


12:35 Danny says if a planter leaves before the church is in a permanent facility, it will be difficult for the church to survive.