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2 Dreaded Questions I Get As A Church Planter
By admin | November 28, 2007
Invariably when I talk to someone about us starting LifeConnection I have several questions asked. Here are two that may just be the toughest to deal with.
Question #1: (After telling someone or them learning that I’m planting a church.) So who’s leading (or preaching, or teaching, or some other variant) this new church?
Ouch. I don’t really know what to make of this. I always ask myself where this question comes from, why are they asking this. Maybe sometime I should just get some stones and ask.
Question #2: (After telling someone or them learning that I’m planting a church.) So what do you do during the day?
Another one that leaves me scratching my head as to why they are asking this question. Do they think what I do is insignificant and therefore shouldn’t require my full attention? Do they think I’m lazy (I have my daily schedule/hours since September. I could show them precisely how I spend my day.)? Are they just confused about what it takes to lead a church? Would they ask this same question of a pastor in an existing/established church?
These are two questions I have received so often but I still really don’t know what to make of them or how to respond to them.
Topics: Church Planting, Leadership, LifeConnection |
November 29th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
So is the “ouch” of the first question the implication that people are surprised to find out that you could pastor the church?
I would also wonder why people asked that—perhaps you could throw them some red meat and say “well, that’s why I’m talking to you about the church—you see we’re looking for a pastor…”
November 30th, 2007 at 10:33 am
Still happens to me after 5 years. =) I always “pull a Hybels” — invite people to “this awesome church I go to” without telling them I’m the pastor.
November 30th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
That might be a good transition Chris. I’ll try that next time.
Glad to know it will continue Ben… lol… I Invite them to this awesome church I go to but warn them that they don’t really have a pastor yet and the guy who speaks is a bit sketchy. That way there’s no where to go but up with their expectations.
November 30th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Oddly, when we were passing out flyers I had a few people ask me who the pastor of the church was, too. I’m sure I always gave them a confused look, too, because if it’s a new church I didn’t know why they thought they might know who the pastor was - at least that’s why I assumed they wanted to know. It’s not like we live in a small town!