{"id":1909,"date":"2018-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/resource\/mistakes-in-church-planting\/"},"modified":"2020-06-21T22:37:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T02:37:27","slug":"mistakes-in-church-planting","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.namb.net\/send-network\/resource\/mistakes-in-church-planting\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes in church planting"},"content":{"rendered":"

In April 2016, Dan Rockwell posted a piece on his leadership blog called \u201cThe Five Biggest Mistakes New Leaders Make<\/a>.\u201d I\u2019ve been reflecting on this since I attended a Church Planting Pipeline Roundtable in Atlanta where we talked about leading potential church planters or interns in the pipeline, and what it\u2019s going to take to plant 1,200 healthy churches every year.<\/p>\n

What are the five biggest mistakes new church planters make?<\/p>\n

1. Leading an unprioritized life. Church planters, and church planting interns, with too many priorities fail at everything they do. The top three priorities for all church planters:<\/p>\n

Priority #1: Personal development and well-being.<\/p>\n

Priority #2: Family.<\/p>\n

Priority #3: People development and relationships.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll spend most of your time working in and on your church plant. Just don\u2019t neglect your priorities.<\/p>\n

2. Working too hard. A bias to action \u2013 something most church planters possess \u2013 leads to low performance as time passes, unless you learn how to prioritize and rest. Learn to trust the people around you. You can\u2019t bring your best when you\u2019re lost in the busyness.<\/p>\n

3. Chasing too many opportunities. Limit the sphere of your activities to the things you do well. Your first question is, \u201cWhat needs to be done?\u201d Drucker said the second question is, \u201cOf those things that would make a difference, which are right for me?\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Neglecting feedback, both giving and receiving. Ask teammates, ask your core team, ask your launch team:<\/p>\n

Based on my use of time, what are my priorities from your point of view?<\/p>\n

Based on my interactions, how am I making others feel about themselves?<\/p>\n

Based on my strengths, when am I at my best?<\/p>\n

5. Having all the answers. Tap into your ignorance. The practice of \u201cnot-knowing\u201d elevates leaders more than having all the answers.<\/p>\n

Lead with confidence\u00a0while<\/em>\u00a0staying curious.<\/p>\n

Ask, \u201cWhat else?\u201d<\/p>\n

Ask, \u201cWhat do you think?\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want to be a church planter. I want to be an effective church planter. I don\u2019t want to be a coach for church planters or interns. I want to be an effective coach. Paying attention to these five mistakes that Rockwell writes about should help.,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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