Recapture the Radicalism

Church planting is both risky and effective. Risky because it’s tough and effective because it causes us to be dependent upon the grace of God. Risky because in church planting there are NO big buildings, NO large highly paid professional staff teams, NO programs for every age demographic, NO million dollar budgets…. but effective because church planting is the most proven means for conversion growth.

So why are we choosing to uproot our families and be part of a church plant?

Perhaps it’s best explained in this quote from The Trellis and The Vine by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne.

It is time to say goodbye to our small and self-oriented ambitions, and to abandon ourselves to the cause of Christ and his gospel. God has a plan that will determine the destiny of every person and nation in the world, and it is unfolding here and now as the gospel of Christ is preached and the Holy Spirit is poured out. Is there anything more vital to be doing in our world? Is it more important than our jobs, our families, our pastimes-yes, even more important than the comfort and security of familiar church life. We need to recapture the radicalism of what Jesus said to the young man who wanted to return and bury his father: “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:60). (Chapter 3, page 38)

Are you ready to live radically? Are you ready to take risks for the building of God’s kingdom?

Scott