Some People With a Bit of Faith

In a recent Broadcast, Geoff Surratt said that church planters are just a little bit crazy and arrogant – because they can see something that doesn’t exist yet. Another way of saying this is that church planters are people of faith.

When you plant a church there is a God-given dream in your heart of what could be, but it is not easy at all to carry such a dream on your own. The discouragement of setbacks, the monotony of routine, and the questions of doubt can all chip away at the vision that we carry, and keeping hold of the dream can be a fight. 

This fight becomes a thousand times easier when there are others who can see the same thing that you see. If there are people who share your dreams of what God can do, and have a positive outlook that can interpret setbacks in light of the big picture, break through the routine to lift your head, and reassure you that you are not mad when doubts come, then you have found church planting gold-dust.

People like this breathe life into your group, they inspire fresh dreams and faith in others, they help you press into your calling as a pioneer and they make things a lot of fun. They may not necessarily be people in leadership or even people who have been believers for very long, but what they bring to your team is priceless.