Where do I start if I think God’s calling me to plant a church?
Unfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations
English - May 03, 2022 08:00 - 11 minutes - 11.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture church planting lee stephenson danny parmelee church planting podcast church planting resources church planting training Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
You think God might be calling you to plant a church. But you know nothing about church planting. How do you even begin that journey? This episode holds a lot of wisdom about where you start and what to keep in mind as you contemplate this possible future.
0:21 Lee explains that in this episode, he and Danny want to address those who might be on the fence about planting a church.
0:55 Lee asks Danny what advice he would give to those thinking about church planting.
1:04 Working with guys in the deciding and discernment phase of thinking about church planting is one of Danny’s favorite parts of his job as a church planting director.
2:45 Danny explains that Converge’s process includes a pre-assessment phase.
3:12 A formal assessment, called Church Planting Assessment Center, is the next step in Converge’s process for potential church planters. Danny states there’s one in Nashville in June 2022.
4:18 Danny says Converge doesn’t act as a recruiter, but rather, helps point people in the right direction of which organization they should align with.
4:30 Lee asks Danny what key questions someone should ask when it comes to choosing an organization to plant a church with.
5:15 Danny advises to ask about an organization’s philosophy about planting. And chemistry also factors into a decision.
6:40 Danny addresses the situation of guys who might be hesitant to take a step of contacting Converge about church planting because they don’t know anything about the process of planting.
7:20 Lee advises to ask about an organization’s systematic processes of planting.
7:50 Danny shares to ask questions about how things work after a church launch.
8:40 Funding and coaching should be other areas to ask about when thinking about planting a church, according to Danny.
9:43 Lee talks about how particular he is about Converge’s coaching process. He advises potential church planters to dig a little deeper with questions about coaching.
10:28 Danny explains that Converge doesn’t have a one model, cookie cutter, specific process for coaching. The coaching model Converge uses is tailored to each planter.
11:22 Lee encourages any man who is considering planting a church, to reach out to Converge.