In Episode 593 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed discuss what it looks like to revitalize a church plant.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- How to revitalize a church plant in a gospel-centered way
- Why this isn’t organizational work
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “There are many reasons why you might have to revitalize a church plant.” – @danielsangi
- “Every church plant is going to eventually become an established church.” – @edstetzer
- “We have to reframe on grace.” – @edstetzer
- “How are you making sure that people understand that what you are doing here is built by and living through grace?” – @edstetzer
- “Refocusing on mission reminds you that you are not building an organization, you are actually helping the people of God live on mission for Jesus’ name and fame.” – @edstetzer
- “At the end of the day, this is not just organizational work, this is gospel work.” – @edstetzer
- “All of your man-made methodologies have been undermined, and that’s OK, because the Lord is still building the house.” – @edstetzer
Recommended Resources:
- Read “The Five R’s of Gospel-Centered Church Revitalization, Part 1“
- Read “The Five R’s of Church Revitalization, Part 2”
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Published May 13, 2021