by Grady on August 9, 2010
So you hop off the plane…within a few days get over jet lag….and then you ask….How do I plant a church here? It’s one thing when you join an existing team with an existing strategy….but what about when you land somewhere and have to start everything from scratch. I have a friend who uses these terms to describe overall strategy ideas…but I thought, what if we used them for the process of leading to a Christian movement…church-planting…whatever you may want to call it. Here’s what I came up with for the overall themes.
Explore…this stage will include everything from culture, language to your own gifts.
Discover…this stage will include everything from discovering connections to discovering communities.
Forge…this is when the relationships and communities are being developed…and the Kingdom takes root in the local community.
So over the coming weeks I’ll be dissecting these in much detail as I work through them. Your feedback and experience would be helpful. So join in the conversation and let’s explore this…
all posts in this series will be tagged EDF so you can pull them up as we go along.
by Grady on August 3, 2010
The journey started over a year ago…the move from one part of the world to another. There were countless obstacles to be overcome…and one by one we moved closer. The calling remained the same…be on mission….but everything else changed. And now…we’re here….
The bags are unpacked…language classes start soon…we’re starting to feel comfortable getting around….now what? So far in our overseas experience we’ve always joined existing teams…with existing strategies…with histories. This time….we’re the first. Starting a movement is thrilling and exciting and also overwhelming. Whether you’re in the US or overseas…what did you do to start things off? What did you research? How did you map things? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
by Grady on August 2, 2010
Hi blog…I’m Grady. So sorry I have neglected you the last few months. I’ve been kind of busy…and well….you had kind of become a drag on me. You see…mr. blog although I’m grateful that you allow me to say whatever I want…I sometimes take advantage of this. The result is that I can quickly become jaded and negative….and neither is what I want to be. So….
I’m going to give this another try…and try to take it another direction and see what happens. Alot had changed over the last few months…we’ve been in the US and returned to a totally different field. I’ve moved up into leadership and worked through alot of issues. So with that I say thanks blog for waiting for me….let’s give this another try….
