Church Planting Patterns

There are a lot of patterns we (church planters) can get! God has blessed us with brilliant church leaders! Distantly they are mentoring us! In one of my talks with another pastor he said that we can learn in just a click of a mouse (Bible writers called it 'wink of an eye'). One thing that Arnold & I discovered...it is very good to learn & imitate, yet it is best to adapt and internalize the patterns given by other church leaders, then fit it to our nature as leaders and the culture & needs of our church then apply it. Hard work but fulfilling & we know it is what the Lord wanted us to do!

Corporate Wisdom for our Church

After the Celebration Sunday yesterday I was treated a dinner by my cousin, who is a regular of Grace Place now. He is accomplished in his medical profession & a very successful entrepreneur after fighting over his failures.

I am so much blessed to know that he is concern with Grace Place & its growth. I guess that was the reason why he brought me to dinner last night to share with me his corporate wisdom. A church maybe a non-profit organization but a business too – The Business of God!

My cousin talked with me about 4 important Ps in a business: Product, People, Place & Promotion.

This is how I relate it to our church family:

I am confident of the Products of Grace Place because these are the Word of God, packaged in a relevant presentation wherein people will not be confused & Changed Lives of people who are enjoying their lives even if the world isn't an ideal place to live.

People-wise, some of us grace placers may not be confident & equipped yet to do the service for God. But as I reflect on this, I ask the question who were confident & equipped among the disciples of Jesus? They were first trained by the Master Teacher Himself for three years & FYI we are going to three years, I believe He is training us the best way possible.

Our Place (meeting venue), I know that you know the Lord is leading us to a new strategic place where we will not be ashamed to invite our friends & family. This year we are gearing all our efforts to it! Also with our Grace Groups, we strategically & financially located our groups so that you will feel comfortable on both.

In Promotion, I am still convince that the best marketing tool is word of mouth & referral though media can be a big help for name recall. We are still deciding what medium should we use.

I thank the Lord that He sent you to our church family. I thank Him for your concern with Grace Place. I thank Him for your selfless service you contribute. I thank Him for all the money He is pouring to us through your generosity.

We still have a lot of things to learn & discover as we fulfill His vision for us in this church. We still need more faith to exercise & service to contribute. Thank you my dear grace Placers for what you have given & will give in the future! Be stay blessed this week!