Church Planting

I get inspired by big ideas.

The idea of planting churches is a big idea.

Sometimes my mind wanders when I hear a big idea, and I imagine myself immersed in the thought of this big idea living itself out

I think sometimes in the past this was destructive. Other times it brought me to the point I am at today. I am still wrestling with God and the gifts he has given me to see if church planting is in my future. When I hear my pastor, other pastors, friends, books, blogs, sermons, etc talking about planting a church, a fire lights in me. But I can't tell or sift through whether this is God, or my own desires and pride seeking through.

With this year of pulling back from full time ministry going into its 4th month, I feel very restless. God has done a lot already in me as I work a "normal" job. I see more people that need Christ, and I see my own inadequacy in meeting their needs. I see the great need for prayer. I see how much having a family takes time, and that being a single guy in full-time ministry and a married guy is not the same.

I see my priorities changing. Only two things really matter to me anymore other than my relationship with Christ.
My wife and ministry.

It's good. It's what I always wanted, and here it is.

I also wanted to have more non-christians around me, and here I am.

Church Planting though... I want to know more of what God thinks about this in my life. I need to be praying some more

It's good.

Michael