What I'm Reading Now

Whenever I go "home" I raid my dad's library. This trip home saw me with a stack of 5 books (for 2 weeks) that I knew I couldn't get from the library and a list of those that I thought I could. This was the first book I read (and since I was sick 80% of the time I was there, the only one I finished!).

I started off with issues. Picture of Manhattan on the cover and the authors are from Austin & St. Louis....but I got over it ;-)

What I like about this book is that both men built the church that their community needed. That is not to say that they weren't Biblical, but more to say that they didn't fit "a mold". I like that. I think that it's something that is hard to accomplish when you move into an area to start a church. You might think you know what the area needs, but maybe it's not. Taking the time to determine that is a step that I think is often missing from today's planting.

With that primary thing being said - it's hard to read this book and gather tips. They have good ideas, successes and failure - but they are for their city/area. Meaning their success might not work in your city and their failure might not be a failure in your city.

This book is a good starting point. I think it would be encouraging for a planter that knows they want to do something different than what they are coming from or know, but are getting resistance from their sending group.

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