Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by Church Starts

The two authors of this book of 122 pages are experienced in church planting and growth. In my own ministry of church planting consultancy, I often share jokingly that one of the reasons I can help other in church planting is the number of mistakes I have made myself. The school of mistakes is a helpful school as we seek to help others.So here Griffith and Easum walk church planters through ten common mistakes made in church planting. This book along with the book by Tom Nebel and Gary Rohrmayer entitled Church Planting Landmines: Mistakes to Avoid in Years 2 through 10 (St. Charles, IL: Church Smart, 2005) should be basic required reading for all church planters.If the "ten mistakes" of this book are put together with the "ten landmines" of Nebel and Rohrmayer, one will notice many similarities. At the same time, each will approach those similarities with different nuances. Then all church planters with be richer and more effective as avoid these mistakes and work their way around these landmines.How much I wish I would have had this book when my wife and I were involved in our first church plant and daughter church plant.

Few books I've read on this topic have been half as honest, reflective, and challenging as this. They don't just identify problems I've seen skirted elsewhere, they walk the reader through possible solutions. The only critique I had while reading was the length. Several solutions and explanations that sounded promising were only given a sentence when a paragraph would have been more helpful. Regardless, I wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone considering planting or who coaches planters.

De fácil lectura, real y confrontativo. De verdad arroja luz y guía frente a los errores que día a día uno está expuesto a cometer mientras esta en el proceso de iniciar una iglesia.

This book shares a wealth of insight from two guys with lots of experience coaching and advising church plants. You still need to use your own discretion and doctrinal convictions, but these principles are certainly helpful to think about!

This books does well at exposing mistakes planters (and other pastors) make. Thankfully, they don’t just expose the mistakes. They provide remedies as well.

We planted a church 10 years ago and I wish I would have read this book before we started.Jim & Bill give great insights and they are very much in your face challenging you to either go all in, repent of your errors and move forward or reconsider your vocation. Sounds harsh but any honest leader who wants to do better will appreciate it.Quick read filled with a wealth wisdom that really is priceless. I'm recommending it to all te church planters I meet.

I have shared this book with our current planters and with established pastors. Both are finding it very practical and useful.Personally, besides the chapter content, I appreciate the advice to the planter, the coach and the supervisor. Any intuitive planter will use these components. Coaches and supervisors are have common points to work with in dialogue with the planters.In a plethora of books in this genre, this one is worth the price.

As I walked through my assessment process, this book reminded me of what God has cAlled me too. Read and do not scoff. Be open to the why of CHURCH Planting .