Church Planters Conference

I love to talk about church planting.  For those of you who don’t know what that is, it just means starting a church from scratch.  The leadership necessary to do this is pretty overwhelming, so I just feel for the guys stepping out and doing this.  We started Bay Area Fellowship almost 10 years ago, and there is not a week that goes by that I am not grateful for the fact that it worked (80% don’t).    I was recently asked to speak at what I believe is one of the best conferences for church planters in the country, at Evolve, February 18-19, 2008, for www.churchplanters.com.  Shawn Lovejoy and David Putman are leading this conference, and take it from me, these guys know what they are talking about.  They lead one of the fastest growing church plants in America, and they have done it from a point of health, not burnout.  They asked me to talk on “The Resilient Leader.”  I love that topic, because, the truth be told, it’s the only character quality that would make you not want to quit!  If you are a pastor in need of a fresh “restart” to your ministry, or you are thinking about or already in the middle of starting a church, I highly recommend this conference to you.  It is full of practical “how-to’s” and advice for the church planter/pastor that is struggling.  In the early years of Bay Area, these kinds of conferences kept me going!  I wrote a book for pastors called “Go Big” with Bill Easum, which we talk about the need for strong leadership in the church.  The best way to strengthen your leadership is to be around other strong leaders…so I hope to see you there!  I’m looking forward to being there, because even when I’m asked to teach, I find myself that I’m the one who learns the most.

Comments

[shawn lovejoy]

Thanks Bil! I've learned as much from you as anyone in the world!

[Rindy]

I'll be there! Can't wait!

by the way--"Go Big" was a great read with a ton of takeaways--thanks!

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