Someone Who Is Good With Kids
This one depends a bit on what you are planting. If you are planning an inner-city evening congregation then you probably need to focus elsewhere, but for any morning or afternoon congregation where you would be looking to gather families, having somebody who is keen on taking a lead with kids is very important.
For most families looking to join a church, what is provided for their kids is very high on the list of factors to consider. By the very nature of being a small church plant, you are already disadvantaged in this respect by the lack of peers for children who turn up, so the last thing that you want is for parents to think that their children are treated as an afterthought.
If you are able to find somebody with a bit of vision for building some good kids work then it will help parents to see where things are going, and trust that the church that you are planting will be a good place for their kids to be.


