Each planting leader and planting team will be comprised of people who have the grace that all of us have received, according to a certain “measure” that is, “Christ’s gift.” This grace comes to us based on what Jesus did in offering Himself, everything else is decided on that basis, including the giftedness of the lives of each of those involved in planting. We must therefore learn to release and empower this giftedness as a central strategy in all ministries but particularly in the creation of churches in this country with this leadership culture
The criteria for who needs to be involved in Church planting is not about cleverness or natural ability – the criteria is that there is a Spirit inspired giftedness coming through them. This is critical and it will also broaden the group of people involved. Remember leadership is not the deal breaker – discipleship is!
My book, “The Genius in the Kingdom: How Discipleship Impacts Church Planting” is available on paperback and Kindle from Amazon.
Peace
Colin
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