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De 10 belangrijkste fouten gemaakt door Kerkplanters

xBy Jim Griffith

Taking Spiritual Warfare Lightly

Spend time in fasting & prayer (as an association, as a launch team, etc.)

Get God's perspective

Realize this is "war" and those involved are in the line of fire and will be wounded; therefore, adopt a plan to deal with the wounded.

Attempting to plant a church that reaches everyone

No Focus; therefore, no strategy

No target, no plan EXCEPT that it will change with each new addition

Identity: what makes us unique? -- Issue of Emphasis

Strategy: Forget to focus on what will put people in the seats

Premature Launch -- always shows up in "post-mortem"

Recruiting ceases after the "grand opening"

Point person now forced out of "recruiting role and into "pastoral" role

Majority of time spent on those who come through the door, rather than those who are not yet in the door.

No plan for the other 6 days of the week

Must have a process whereby people are connected to each other & to God, DURING the week

Orient attendees to the mission of the new church

Fear of talking about money until it's urgent

It takes money to conduct ministry

More ministry costs still more money

--failure to build in "rainy day" funds &

Absence of stewardship disciple making

Build in a "operations" budget

Conduct yearly one-time gifts

Not differentiating a church plant from an established church

It's a developmental issue

You have to "act your age"

Must have a few key elements in place so that you give the appearance of being developmentally sound

Formalize leadership too quickly

Once the project is up and running, Fail to reFocus on the target

Too much time discussing "church in a vacuum" creates hardening of categories

Must accommodate those who actually come and modify what's working and what isn't

Don't hold each other to those things which no longer matter

Failure to match target & strategy

Failing to adjust to what God seems to be doing

Relying on the Advice of Experts

Tempted to listen to successful people -- THEIR SITUATION IS NOT YOURS!

It's not my vision -- I keep my hands off

My role: To keep you sober; To make sure your judgment is clear!


	You are - home - agp evangelism - Church Planting Information
	De 10 belangrijkste fouten gemaakt door Kerkplanters xBy Jim Griffith Taking Spiritual Warfare Lightly Spend time in fasting & prayer (as an association, as a launch team, etc.) Get God's perspective Realize this is "war" and those involved are in the line of fire and will be wounded; therefore, adopt a plan to deal with the wounded. Attempting to plant a church that reaches everyone No Focus; therefore, no strategy No target, no plan EXCEPT that it will change with each new addition Identity: what makes us unique? -- Issue of Emphasis Strategy: Forget to focus on what will put people in the seats Premature Launch -- always shows up in "post-mortem" Recruiting ceases after the "grand opening" Point person now forced out of "recruiting role and into "pastoral" role Majority of time spent on those who come through the door, rather than those who are not yet in the door. No plan for the other 6 days of the week Must have a process whereby people are connected to each other & to God, DURING the week Orient attendees to the mission of the new church Fear of talking about money until it's urgent It takes money to conduct ministry More ministry costs still more money --failure to build in "rainy day" funds & Absence of stewardship disciple making Build in a "operations" budget Conduct yearly one-time gifts Not differentiating a church plant from an established church It's a developmental issue You have to "act your age" Must have a few key elements in place so that you give the appearance of being developmentally sound Formalize leadership too quickly Once the project is up and running, Fail to reFocus on the target Too much time discussing "church in a vacuum" creates hardening of categories Must accommodate those who actually come and modify what's working and what isn't Don't hold each other to those things which no longer matter Failure to match target & strategy Failing to adjust to what God seems to be doing Relying on the Advice of Experts Tempted to listen to successful people -- THEIR SITUATION IS NOT YOURS! It's not my vision -- I keep my hands off My role: To keep you sober; To make sure your judgment is clear!