Why is church planting so hard?
Unfiltered: Real Church Planting Conversations
English - July 19, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 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
Starting anything new from the ground up can be difficult. Whether it’s a new business or a new church, nothing is 100% fail-proof. But why is church planting so difficult? Let’s pull back the curtain and have a real and candid conversation about it.
0:28 Lee introduces the topic, which is a subject he and Danny deal with often. Why is church planting so hard?
1:07 Danny has a theory that because church planting is so personal, it makes it difficult.
2:23 Danny reflects on when he planted a church and was asked how he was personally doing, he would report how the church was doing.
2:45 Lee agrees with Danny that it’s easy for church planters to personalize every aspect of how a church is doing.
3:22 Lee speaks to how spiritual warfare is a part of the challenges a church planter will face.
4:14 Danny reiterates that spiritual warfare can get very personal not only for a church planter, but also for his family.
4:39 Another reason church planting can be so hard is that when a church is small, everything is magnified, and it doesn’t take a lot for the dynamic to shift quickly.
6:33 Unrealistic expectations can also play into the difficulty of planting a church.
7:04 Lee compares launching a church to launching a rocket and how gravitational pull plays into church planting.
8:03 Danny shares that money plus preaching doesn’t always equal success.
9:40 Lee wants to normalize the difficulties of planting a church. He encourages church planters to enjoy the journey.
10:18 Danny encourages church planters to focus on faithfulness. He explains what he means by that.
11:10 Lee agrees with Danny’s perspective and encourages church planters that even though it’s hard, it’s worth it.
11:35 Lee asks for more people to step up to be church planters, because they are needed!