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Wise church planting: two pitfalls to watch for

Wise church planting: two pitfalls to watch for

Dan Steel
Dan Steel

Recently we had a friendly plumber at our house to investigate a patch of damp by the shower and a slightly strange smell. We ended up having to replace the whole cubicle; pipes, drains, tiles and all.

Sometimes in life problems are not immediately obvious, but over time – and in the hustle and bustle of life - they are revealed. Well, so when it comes to church planting. Sometimes problems that are there from the beginning don’t show themselves at the beginning.

Wise church planting: is the problem you?

Wise church planting: is the problem you?

Dan Steel
Dan Steel

In this series of articles on church planting, the plan is to learn the lessons from church planters who have struggled. Not the usual suspects. Not the successful all-singing all-dancing ‘super-heroes’ with book deals and big budgets but the (often) unknown heroes who have planted around the world and it didn’t go as planned.

How quick will we be to listen to them? In each article we’ll consider one strand of why they struggled, and - what we’ll find, is it’s not really so much about church planting, more just the complexity of living ‘under the sun’.

Wise church planting: Are we quick to listen?

Wise church planting: Are we quick to listen?

Dan Steel
Dan Steel

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, (James 1v19).

In a world saturated with social media that’s way too often characterised by being slow to listen, quick to speak and quick to become angry, James’ challenge for us in the 21st Century is timely in all kinds of ways.

Sunday morning blues?

Sunday morning blues?

Dan Steel
Dan Steel

Book Review CHURCH: DO I HAVE TO GO?

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