tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32475202.post1582298341625068897..comments2024-03-27T12:59:18.455+00:00Comments on from Pantperthog to Knockando: Dream jobs, calling, commitments and CaliforniaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32475202.post-54760773834934914732010-12-20T23:02:00.297+00:002010-12-20T23:02:00.297+00:00Well, I'll give you some points there. Probabl...Well, I'll give you some points there. Probably not enough churches to reach everybody, fair enough.<br /><br />On the other hand, someone did say to me that churches (church plants) aren't like coffee shops, because the coffee shops are full.<br /><br />Yes, more than one church planting escapade does make you a serial offender (joke). But on a serious note, I think there is a tendency to glamorise church planters more than church servers, and I think it can be the case (not always) that some people move on because they are bored rather than because they are called.<br /><br />That's an opinion that could well be wrong in your case. But it isn't wrong in every case.Jongudmundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355906920547912762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32475202.post-9282364345504548172010-12-15T22:48:21.227+00:002010-12-15T22:48:21.227+00:00Hey my cynical grumpy old friend. As I'm embar...Hey my cynical grumpy old friend. As I'm embarking on a second church plant soon (does that count as serial?) I'm going to disagree with you. <br /><br />You don't have to be the apostle Paul to plant a church because others in the NT did it, starting churches continued long after the first century (so why not the 21st?) and there aren't enough churches because if there were there would (likely) be more Christians. <br /><br />Take north Shrewsbury, there were churches in existence but not enough to reach 20,000 people. There still aren't enough. Not all the churches had a similar enough theology (because it's not just coffee is it? and it's a little bit more than style) and those that did weren't all open to change or doing things differently to reach more people. But even if there were churches like ours already in existence, there are still thousands of people to reach. In our area we need more churches as well as more people in our churches. Being more than one doesn't mean we have to see each other as factions.<br /><br />We need both stayers and goers. Get it wrong and it causes pain, get it right and (I hope) releases faith, growth and kingdom advance.<br /><br />And why not go to California, the climate might benefit your better half and you will have a harder job moaning about the weather!Phil Whittallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924050376023993196noreply@blogger.com