Not every church plant works out how we planned. How do we reflect well on church planting and plan accordingly?
In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries) is joined by Dan Steel (Lead Pastor, Magdelen Road Church, Oxford) to discuss his experience of church planting and some research he has done with church plants that struggle.
00:00 - Introduction
01:58 - Realism in Christian ministry
03:21 - Experiences in church planting
07:09 - Reflecting on church life
09:25 - Research into church plants that went wrong
14:54 - Risk and church planting
19:07 - Building effective church planting teams
23:22 - Acknowledging the potential for failure
27:11 - The church planting scene in the UK
No, there is not a Sydney in the UK!
You can watch a video of this episode and access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website.
About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel.
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