Several months ago, I wrote a blog about laity carrying the primary responsibility in startingnew churches . My friend Frank Broome, the coordinator for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of Georgia, responded positively to that post. He reported that CBF of Georgia has had a dozen successful lay led starts with only two failures. In an effort to gain some realistic feedback on this approach to staring new work, I asked Frank, “W hat factors contributed to the success of lay lead church starts in your state?” Here is how he responded: "They began with a committed core of between 30 and 40 individuals who understood that they needed to give money and time. " They were willing to begin in a home, fire station, metal shed or even Jewish synagogue, thus keeping rent to a minimum. " They found an interim (usually through me) that was willing to preach at a small salary. " They made sure the nursery was staffed with volunteers. " They ...
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