Absolutely you should jump in on the next one! In church planting, there is a very important group of people called "scaffolding." They are the ones who support the work as it is in the tender time of getting started. Sometimes, people who help launch a church are gifted this way. We have not always done a good job allowing this, because church plants just do not want to part with anybody... but some people are just called by God to go to the next thing!
Some people are there for the long haul... some people are there to help get it started and move on! This is true for church planting pastors, too. Some are made to be there their whole career and some are meant to start a new one. We just gotta let God work!!!!
Such a good and confirming word! My husband and I recently left our church of many years to help launch another church. Our current church rejects the mega church label and says it’s “one church in multiple locations.” We were excited to help launch the 39th location! I was very careful to not put my wishes ahead of what God would have us do. I prayed and told God we’d stay where we were if that’s what He wanted. I was thrilled as confirming words started pouring in, most of them in scripture! Then one day I read a prophetic word someone published and I knew God was speaking to me when I read that my time waiting had not been wasted. I had just been…waiting for the river/stream to come close enough!!!!! I was beyond excited when I finally got my chance to dive in! We’ve even talked about what it would be like to help launch another location - and we’re getting along in years! Feeling kinda like Sarah and Abraham here. 😅
Absolutely you should jump in on the next one! In church planting, there is a very important group of people called "scaffolding." They are the ones who support the work as it is in the tender time of getting started. Sometimes, people who help launch a church are gifted this way. We have not always done a good job allowing this, because church plants just do not want to part with anybody... but some people are just called by God to go to the next thing!
Some people are there for the long haul... some people are there to help get it started and move on! This is true for church planting pastors, too. Some are made to be there their whole career and some are meant to start a new one. We just gotta let God work!!!!
Such a good and confirming word! My husband and I recently left our church of many years to help launch another church. Our current church rejects the mega church label and says it’s “one church in multiple locations.” We were excited to help launch the 39th location! I was very careful to not put my wishes ahead of what God would have us do. I prayed and told God we’d stay where we were if that’s what He wanted. I was thrilled as confirming words started pouring in, most of them in scripture! Then one day I read a prophetic word someone published and I knew God was speaking to me when I read that my time waiting had not been wasted. I had just been…waiting for the river/stream to come close enough!!!!! I was beyond excited when I finally got my chance to dive in! We’ve even talked about what it would be like to help launch another location - and we’re getting along in years! Feeling kinda like Sarah and Abraham here. 😅
see above comment... I meant that for you...
Superb Analogy!