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“To enter the field without a strategy is to plan for failure.”

“Faithfulness without a strategy is foolishness.” Developing a church planting strategy served as a map for church-planting team as they move through the five steps; (1) sharing the gospel, (2) making disciples. (3) starting a small group, (4) planting a church and (5) appointing elders.”

(Pg. 109-110).

“two men felt the Spirit leading them to go immediately across the street to a Somalian-owned coffee shop. They struck a conversation with the owner, told him they were followers of Jesus and asked if he would be interested in studying the Bible. For the next twenty minutes, the owner refused to serve his customers so that he could talk with these two men! They began a Bible study in that shop.” (Pg. 57)

“The Spirit does not always work on the same schedule in every situation. Sometimes the sanctification process is faster, other times it is slower.”

“I’ve have heard some church planters in India and China speak of such appointments happening within a few months of those leaders coming to faith.” (Pg. 45)