Church Planting – Day 1

Today I began a new adventure.

Today I became a full time church planter.  After five years of being on staff at sevenoseven today I started something new.  By new I don’t just mean new for me – I mean completely new.  There is nothing yet (we do have about 20 people connected to a launch team, but you know what I mean).

There are all sorts of feelings that bounced around my head and heart today but I just want to share about this afternoon.  After sharing some great time with Dan Kopps through the morning and early afternoon I headed home to get ready for tonight’s Launch Team meeting.  As I was getting everything set up and reviewing my notes I had an overwhelming feeling of “WHAT IN THE WORLD AM I DOING!?!?!  IS THIS THE WORST IDEA I’VE HAD?”

I tried to fight through it.  I tried to reason with myself.  I tried to play it cool.  The feeling remained.

It got to the point where I felt like thinly option I had was to lay on my face in our living room and pray.

I’d like to say that as soon as I prayed the feelings subsided but they didn’t really but I have to say I’m glad they didn’t.  I hope they continue to drive me into prayer and that through my fears I am pressed deeper and deeper into trusting God to be my hope and security.

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