005: Leaving Your Home Church to Church Plant

05/10/21 • 31 min

Right before you leave to plant a church, you might experience the tension of still being at your church and knowing you are leaving. In this episode, Loren and Carrie discuss leaving your home church well and bringing along a team when you go. Some of the topics discussed are having clear expectations from your pastor, Learning to trust God when there are so many unknowns and new things to learn, having difficult conversations before you go, and challenges with having people live with you. Loren also shares something he wishes his wife would have known at the time. There is a tremendous learning curve when you go from being "pastoral" to being a church planter.

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004: Fundraising for your Church Plant

Fundraising for the church plant is the terrifying part that nobody likes. Since you may not have a congregation to support you in the first few years, it might be necessary. In this episode, Loren and Carrie share that fundraising turned out to be faith-building and convicting as God showed up through the generosity of others. Loren recommended that every church planter do some form of fundraising as his fundraising coach told him, "The people who are writing the checks every month are the ones who are continuing to pray for you" Loren shares his low-pressure strategy that fits with his personality and ended up being a huge blessing.

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006: It's Getting Real

In this episode, Loren and Carrie discuss what it was like when they finally arrived in Utah with two toddlers and a couple of friends. They shared some of the first steps when they got on the ground in Utah, as well as the struggles they faced both personally and in their relationship. Carrie shares that this was probably the most difficult phase of the church plant and the time where she experienced the most spiritual growth. They shared their objectives for the first few months and talked a bit about their marriage, offering advice on coming up with a plan ahead of time for nurturing the launch team.
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