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Doctoral Dissertation: The Power of a Prayer Driven Church Plant

• May 7, 2006
• Series: Planting Resources

Church planting challenges the most gifted gospel workers. In October 2002, God called me to plant a church in Atlanta, Georgia. At the encouragement of two church planters, I began two important processes: planning for the church plant and developing my prayer life. The second of these two initiatives, prayer, proved the most important.

As I began planning, I determined that I needed a worship leader, money, a core team of mature believers, a place to meet, a source of income for my family, and a home in the church-planting area. In a relatively short time, I secured funding from a church and a denominational agency, two gifted worship leaders, a site for worship, and a home. Within a matter of weeks, the promises of a worship site, a home, and funding disappeared, and both worship leaders decided against coming with the church plant. As we were several months from moving back to Atlanta, I felt little to no concern.

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