Who should plant a church?

"For instance, one middle-aged candidate didn't pass his denomination's assessment process; they thought he was too introverted and couldn't engage unchurched people. (They also rated him as a 'mediocre preacher'.) Upon further prayer and conversation, they revised that decision. He went on to plant a thriving church in the northeast. Today this pastor has launched an entire network of dynamic new church starts. That's the story of the introverted, bookish, 'mediocre preacher' named Tim Keller [pastor of the 5,000+ Redeemer in NYC]."

-Matthew Woodly, "A Calling Confirmed", Leadership Journal 

Comments

[Rob Fairbanks]

But will it last? I am skeptical!

[Rob Fairbanks]

BTW - I was being sarcastic!

[Brian]

I liked a recent Leadership Journal article that spoke of measuring church success not on attendance numbers, but rather on either the spirit filled church early in the Book of Acts or the church judgments early in the Book of Revelation.