Reverend Dave Harvey, President of Great Commission Collective, says young church planters today often fall into the trap of planting sterile churches. Or they have a tendency to go it alone, completely relying on their own leadership to get things done. In part three of our four-part series, Harvey offers some tools, resources and advice for pastors looking to avoid these pitfalls.

David Powlison is well-known for saying, “There are plenty of reasons to be afraid. But there is a better reason not to be.” That’s a good word for the church today.

The Evangelical church is in a panic. From all angles, it feels as though Christianity is on the losing end of the culture wars. We are told that the culture, politicians, and academics are against us, churches are closing, and as a result, more of our children are walking away from the faith. There are plenty of reasons to be afraid.

But fear is never a good mindset for significant decision making.

We tell our aspiring church planters, "We want to prepare you for a 30-year run!" So what will keep us going? How can we be faithful to the end? Tony Merida draws wisdom from the Scriptures to show us the 11 key competencies that mark a healthy church planter.

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