One foot in front of the other...How to start a site. I think.

Ok. I have surrendered my ambitions to Him and I have begun to experience the most enjoyable discomfort I have ever known. A friend of mine always used to say to me, "The moment you give your life to Christ is the last comfortable moment you will ever have!" He is right...

I have decided to plant a site/church. I have no idea how to do that. Still, I am going to press on, one foot in front of the other to try and pull some thoughts out of the soupy swamp that is my head so that I can see the next season of my life the way God sees it. This is my attempt at creating a 1 year time line for this church plant...(don't laugh, it's harder than you might think) So here goes...

Essentials: (forever and ever, amen)

• Pray constantly
• Fast weekly
• Be led by the Holy Spirit
• Push toward the outside (be evangelistic)
• Stay close to Jesus
  

Long Term: (10-12 mos. from today)

• Weekly services begin
• Volunteer worship team (leaders) developed to launch
• Volunteer kids' ministry team (leaders) developed to launch
• Occupying site by lease (Outlet mall, shopping center, et al.)
• Operating daily at new site with outreach programs and ministry activities
• Fast one 24 hour period each month in addition to weekly fast
  

Short Term: (6-10 mos. from today)

• Small group meeting in monthly preview services
  
• Volunteer worship team (leaders) in place and in training
• Volunteer kids' ministry team (leaders) in place and in training
• site location secured and finalized
• Leadership network organized to create ministry opportunities in new site
• Fast one 24 hour period each month in addition to weekly fast
  

Shorter Term: (4-6 mos. from today)

• Small group (launch team) meeting monthly with worship and bible study
• Leadership training for ministry leaders in full swing with 5-10 people involved
• Site name and focus will be determined
• Develop leadership network and fill matrix with potential leaders
• Finish credentialing process with AG
  
• Complete church planting boot camp
• Complete church planters evaluation process with Tom Reese
• Fast one 24 hour period each month in addition to weekly fast
• Pray with core leadership team weekly to develop vision further
  

Even Shorter Term (2-4 mos. from today)

• Develop monthly small group meeting in home
• Begin credentialing process with AG
• Meet bi-monthly with church planting/sites team and coach
• Fast one 24 hour period each month in addition to weekly fast
• Pray for more vision and write it down (Habakkuk 2:2)

(This list is in no way complete, but it's a start)

Please pray with me that I can do this with faithfulness and complete dependence on God. Thanks people.

jeremiah