Church Planting is Hard

This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.

Remember that scene in Wild Hogs (very funny movie) when Martin Lawrence gets to the convenience store to unclog the toilet and the clerk says “I saw my father shot, but I did not cry till today. I was robbed yesterday, and I know now, your job is the bad one. “

This is how I feel sometimes about church planting.

I started a Master’s Commission from scratch on the other side of the country when no one had ever heard of Master’s Commission. That was hard.

I ate brain tacos in 115 degree heat in a Mexican village on a mission trip, I ate haggis in England on a ministry trip and I lived as a homeless man in the inner city for a total of 6 days. That was hard.

“And I never cried…..Now I know your job (church planter) is the bad one.”

Ha, ha. I hope you’re getting my sarcasm here, it doesn’t come out very well in a blog but anyway. Church planting is the hardest ministry I’ve ever done…..it’s also the best.

As I learn and grow I’m sure I’ll get smarter (at least I hope I will). I meet pretty regularly with a couple of guys that advise me in what I’m doing and that help is invaluable. As I go I know I’ll make mistakes (I’ve already made a ton) and I hope to do a few things right.

I’ll keep this blog updated with both.

Thanks for reading, talk to you soon.