Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by New Church Starts

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• Publisher: Chalice Press
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN: 9780827236585
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Theology & Religion

Jim Griffith and Bill Easum draw from decades of personal experience in planting new churches and consulting with supervisors and planters in new church starts. They have condensed their vast experiences down to ten points that account for the great majority of failures among church planters. For each point, the authors provide examples of the particular mistake and ways to avoid it. They speak in special sections to coaches and supervisors, showing them how to work with church planters to avoid the mistakes. The ten mistakes point in most cases to plans made on the basis of past experiences or unrealistic models that do not fit either the particular church planter or the mission field where the church is planned. the church planter must take the initiative to do God''s work as directed by the Holy Spirit, not copy a religious superstar''s methods or approach the works as defined by outside sources.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1 Neglecting the Great Commandment in Pursuit of the Great Commission
• 2 Failing to Take Opposition Seriously
• 3 A Love Affair with One’s Fantasy Statement Blinds the Planter to the Mission Field
• 4 Premature Launch
• 5 Evangelism Ceases after the Launch
• 6 No Plan for the Other Six Days of the Week
• 7 Fear of Talking about Money until It Is Too Late
• 8 Failure of the Church to Act Its Age and Its Size
• 9 Formalizing Leadership Too Soon
• 10 Using the “Superstar” Model as the Paradigm for All Church Plants
• APPENDIX: Taking a Public Offering