In Episode 583 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed reconsider the question posed in the very first podcast about pitfalls, landmines, and blind spots in church planting.
“As a young church planter, what are some blind spots that I need to be aware of?”
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- Why vision can cause tunnel blindness
- How the tension of leadership is affecting pastors
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “Church planters get drunk with the vision.” – @edstetzer
- “A key blind spot is you get obsessed with the vision and then forget other things.” – @edstetzer
- “It seems like today pastoral health and family health seems to be talked about so much more.” – @danielsangi
- “A lot of church planters plant a church in their head, rather than in their community.” – @edstetzer
- “I’m not sure there are more pastoral failures right now, I just think we see them more.” – @edstetzer
- “The pandemic is killing pastors, and it’s wounding others.” – @danielsangi
Recommended Resources:
- Listen to Episode 1: Pitfalls, Landmines, and Blind Spots in Church Planting
- Learn more about Resilient Church Leadership
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Published April 8, 2021