In Episode 595 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed continue to discuss what it looks like to revitalize a church plant.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
- Why you need to remember the journey
- What it means to renew all things
Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
- “We have to intentionally make the time to recast the gospel vision.” – @edstetzer
- “When you rush to the practical without doing your theological, biblical, and missional homework you end up just maybe creating new patterns and problems that you have to undo later on.” – @edstetzer
- “You have to own and embrace that you are on a journey with people.” – @edstetzer
- “It’s not a plant, it is a family. You have to change the metaphors and that’s the key part when it comes to remembering the journey.” – @edstetzer
- “When we begin to see the renewal in the life of our community that is one of the ways that renewal is evident and at work in us.” – @edstetzer
- “If you just go to organizational renewal, you are not going to get the full reengagement that your called to.” – @edstetzer
- “This is gospel work. This is Holy Spirit work. This is theological work. And you have to take those things into account as you walk through revitalization.” – @edstetzer
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Published May 20, 2021