Though I lived for four years on full-time support as a church planter in Boston, I am far from an expert on this topic.
Though I had people on my prayer team from dozens of countries and all over the US, I am far from an expert on this topic.
Though I helped plant a church in Boston, I feel I made more mistakes than successes.
I am no expert here!!!
On the other hand, I know good talent when I see it and I want to highlight a blog of some friends of mine who I think are starting their journey to plant churches well.
The Bennett’s Journey to Paris
My friends Ryan and Erin Bennett are partnering with World Team to plant churches in Paris, France. They have been blogging about their journey, sending partnership letters, and recruiting prayer partners.
Here are a few things they are doing well:
1. They live now the way they hope to live then
Right now, Ryan and Erin are in the US working jobs, raising support, praying, studying, and more importantly, practicing obedience to God. Ryan organizes the small groups at his local church and has a vision to see those groups mature and multiply in a context similar to the one he and Erin will be in in Paris. They both are active in outreach through their local church and are a part of a prayer counseling team at their church. If you want to be successful at church planting, you need to be “faithful in a few things…” now.
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