In Episode 417 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss the day-to-day tasks of a new church planter.
“We just moved to our church plant community. We are launching next April. We are starting events in our community and will have first vision gatherings in July. What should I do everyday as a new church planter?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- Why it is important to spend a large amount of time trying to meet new people
- What categories of work you need to be doing each week
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “Fifteen hours of your week should be going around and meeting people.” – @edstetzer
- “Be a contact making machine.” – @edstetzer
- “The idea of meeting a large number of strangers in a short amount of time is what we are looking at.” – @edstetzer
- “Your job is to get to meet the people and show and share the good news of the Gospel with them.” – @edstetzer
- “Begin to write some sermons, but that’s not the main thing you are going to be doing every week.” – @danielsangi
- “If you are planting a church there, and you know God has led you there, He is going to make a place for you.” – @danielsangi
- “There is a time to visit and connect with as many church leaders as you can.” – @danielsangi
- “Pray for a church that God is bringing you to that could possibly even send you out.” – @danielsangi
Additional Resources:
- Read Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer and Daniel Im
- Listen to the Group Answers Podcast
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Published August 29, 2019