This week’s book is “Launch,” which is exactly what Nelson Searcy and Kerrick Thomas teach you to do through this book. If you are looking for practical, down to earth, applicable principles for launching a church then this is the TEXT BOOK to get you on your way.
Now notice, I didn’t say the BIBLE (which is the ONLY book for actually showing you how to start church and the ONLY book in which I will entirely agree with everything that is actually in it), but this book is still a vital resource for anyone interested in starting a church from scratch.
WOW. These guys have totally blown me away by all the information that they provide for anyone looking to get started, just keep moving along, or even to refer back to for years to come as an annual catalyst for what needs to be done in the life of a church leader!
Like I say, this book is the TEXT BOOK for starting churches from scratch so this will definitely be a book I keep on my desk at all times just to refer back to over and over and over again (like you would any other text book worth reading on any other subject).
Of course there are ideas and thoughts in here that I happen to disagree right now, but that is not to say that I may not come to agree with them in the future based on my own personal experiences (and let’s be honest… probably screw-ups).
But either way, I appreciate what these guys have to share. They have been threw the trenches, fault the battles, faced the disappointments, over come the temptations, and just so happened to have launched a very successful church along the way.
So it goes without saying that these two pastors, who have a true heart for starting churches and the guys out there doing it that, are definitely worth investing the time it takes to learn from them.
If you are the least bit at all interested in (or more importantly know you are called to) plant a church then I highly recommend you read this book. In fact, I will go so far as to say that I would advice you NOT to even consider starting a church until you spend some much needed quality time digesting the principles and practices presented in this book.
You would be a fool to even consider doing it without first having read this book!
So pick it up. Read it through. Mull it over. Discuss it with others. Come back to it again and again. Let God speak to you through what these guys have to say. And then we’ll talk about you maybe starting a church one day.
Overall: AMAZING READ.
Check it out if you haven’t already. One of those that will go on my MUST READ LIST.
