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Ten Most Common Mistakes Made by Church Starts

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This book is a MUST READ long before a church plant can be properly born. If these guys haven't done it, seen it, or coached it, it probably hasn't happened in church planting! The only problem with this book is when you read it AFTER you've made many of these mistakes - it takes a few antacids and a headache remedy or two after you recognize what went wrong. With straight forward truth-telling and quite a bit of humor Griffith & Easum get right to heart of the intersection between the Great Commandment and the Great Commission, and give hope to those who live out their calling in the trenches of church planting. Especially good for coaches and denominational leaders assisting church planters!

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.

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.

This is a short book. It's written simply. You can read it in a few hours. It gives plentiful wisdom. If you're already engaged in church leadership, you'll likely be convicted.

Great Book,

Being a newer church planter, I read this book and both laughed and cried because I saw that I had made many if not all of these mistakes muyself. Jim and Bill give great advice and simplify church planting for the planter. I wish I had this book 5 years ago!!!

Pastor Mike Vidaurri