Two more critical questions church planters wrestle with

What are the critical questions church planters face? Church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee continue their discussion from the last episode of Unfiltered, when they discussed three of those critical questions. In this episode, Lee and Danny tackle two more questions facing potential church planters: should you align with a tribe and what are the most difficult challenges facing a church planter?

1:35: Question 4: Will I have a tribe? Who should I pair up with, or should I go on my own?

2:17: Danny discusses the question of IF a church planter will align with a tribe, network or denomination.

3:35 The importance of aligning with a tribe and picking your tribe well

4:52 Danny and Lee discuss four factors that church planters should consider as they make an alignment choice.

8:04 The challenges of aligning with multiple tribes

10:09 Danny discusses some of the possible challenges that come with affiliating with multiple tribes or groups, and how to face those challenges

13:12 Danny and Lee discuss why they chose to plant with Converge, from financial backing to relational connections to coaching to the opportunity to serve and pour into the next generation

16:10 Lee and Danny discuss the importance of understanding expectations

16:35 Question 5: What will be the most difficult challenge?

17:00 Lee talks about three challenges every church planter will face

18:01 Danny discusses the leadership challenges involved in church planting

19:08 Lee talks about the need to recognize that there will be spiritual battles involved in church planting, and how they affect you as a leader