It's Personal is about the
personal side of planting a new church and the impact that launching a new
ministry has on church planters and their families.
Brian and Amy Bloye are seasoned church planters, and they dive headfirst into the challenges of keeping a marriage healthy, raising children, and finding the right balance between family and ministry.
This book will give you practical, authentic insight into the real-life issues that families face when planting a church.
Here are some of my favorite takeaways from this book.
Brian and Amy Bloye are seasoned church planters, and they dive headfirst into the challenges of keeping a marriage healthy, raising children, and finding the right balance between family and ministry.
This book will give you practical, authentic insight into the real-life issues that families face when planting a church.
Here are some of my favorite takeaways from this book.
- Church planters are lovers of adventure.
- We are what we build (and build what we are)
- There is a sense in which a church plant is a reflection of your personal relationship with Christ.
- Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you." (Joshua 3:5)
- God uses changing methods in changing times. He'll do anything and everything to reach people.
- If there is anything in the world you can do other than church planting, you should do it.
- Don't plant a church because you think you can do it. Plant one if you think you must do it.
- You must bond with you vocation, but also with your location.
- If your asking for the moon, go for the whole thing.
- Have you counted the cost? And are you willing to do what it takes in the attempt to plant your church?
- You and I have just partnered with God to enlarge the size of heaven.
- The elder team has one employee - the senior pastor. They love me, strengthen me, and also ask me the tough questions.
- You'll never see a statue of a critic. They'll be forgotten, so don't spend valuable time engaging them.
- Here's one way to evaluate a great church: It's a sending church.
So if you're thinking about or are at the beginning stages of church planting this is a great read. I think it's especially great for those who are just starting out on this crazy adventure they call church planting.
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