From the A29 Network:
Why I Had to be 34 Before I Planted a Church
Ryan Mobley | Lead Pastor of Delta Church | Springfield, IL
Church planting is sexy. It's the hot thing to do in ministry these days. If you're a young guy looking to go into ministry, you're probably real tempted to head down the church planting road with nothing more than a pocket full of dreams, cockiness, some Sunday School or Young Life ministry experience, maybe a Bible college degree, and if you've really been procrastinating, a Seminary degree. But the more I see guys in their early- to mid-twenties with cool sideburns, a beer in one hand, and "The Reformation for Dummies" in the other talking about going and planting a church, I tend to get a little nervous...like how I feel when I'm driving down the road and a car with the big "student driver" Domino's Pizza sign on top pulls up next to me. I usually let them pass and stay in front of me so I can keep a good eye on them.
There have been many young church planters who have had tremendous success in our lifetime: Bill Hybels, Rick Warren, Mark Driscoll, and even a guy like Andy Stanley (OK, he didn't really 'plant' a church, but he was still relatively young). This is very inspiring. Young guys in ministry see these examples and want the influence and success they see in Seattle, LA, Chicago, and Atlanta. But here's the problem...
-Derek
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