By Alex Early
Lead Pastor | Four Corners Church | Newnan, GA
I've heard the following terms regarding church planting, that it is: "cool," "hip," "trendy," and my least favorite, and have no idea how the term is applicable - "sexy." However, what needs to be repeated again and again is that suffering in church planting is not an if but rather a when and how you're going to make it through.
Gospel Resilience is all we have to lean on and into. Holding fast to the promise that nothing will separate us from our loving God fuels resilient men.
If you're reading this blog, you likely find yourself in or close to the Reformed theological camp and therefore give heavy and well-deserved emphasis on the sovereignty of God. In fact, without it, I don't know how a man sets out to plant a ...
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by Alex EarlyFour Corner's Church Newnan, GA
Church planting in the 21st Century is a bold task. Being a gospel-centered, innovative church planter implies that you are going to have to have some entrepreneurial aptitude.
When I think of the terms “entrepreneurial aptitude” I don’t ever think of boring, vapid, mundane or lackadaisical people. Entrepreneurs are anything but boring.[1]
Entrepreneurs are attractive, engaging and stimulating people. They are interested in anything, but preserving the “status quo” (Latin for “keeping things the way they presently are”).
The ever-controversial Italian photographer, Oliviero Toscani once commented on an shocking image he created. One side of a the page contained Christ’s crucifixion and the other ...
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In this interview, Alex Early speaks about being intentional for missional, Kingdom impact. He put his focus on persistent prayer and reliance on God.
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