{"id":1624,"date":"2020-07-30T16:57:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T20:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/?post_type=resource&p=1624"},"modified":"2020-10-14T15:42:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T19:42:07","slug":"am-i-a-replanter-30-days-of-discerning-gods-call","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/church-replanting\/resource\/am-i-a-replanter-30-days-of-discerning-gods-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Am I a Replanter? 30 Days of Discerning God’s Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bob Bickford and Mark Hallock<\/strong>
\n(Acoma Press, 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n

If God hasn\u2019t called you to replant a church, you better not do it. Replanting a dying church is one of the toughest ministries in the church today. Without a call of God to do it, you don\u2019t stand a chance.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why a book like Bob Bickford and Mark Hallock\u2019s Am I a Replanter? <\/em>is such a critical gift to the church.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can you be confident that you are being called to serve a dying church?\u201d the authors write. \u201cOur desire to help answer this question is why we have written this book. As replanters, we believe that God is raising up men and calling them to the difficult work of replanting churches for his glory and for our good.\u201d<\/p>\n

The book walks church-replanters-to-be through 30 days of self-reflection and prayer to ponder whether replanting is a good fit. Each short devotional includes ideas for journaling and items to pray about related to the daily topic.<\/p>\n

The devotionals center around core questions a replanter must answer as he discerns God\u2019s call. These questions include:<\/p>\n