Three Portraits (1)
Series: 3 John Considered
Wyman Richardson
3 John 1-15
One Church, Three Characters
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Todd Bumgarner has written an interesting article for church planters entitled, ''6 Types of People You Meet in Church Planting.'' This is helpful article for church planters but, in truth, I believe it could apply to most churches in general. Here are Bumgarner's ''6 Types'':
1. Family
These are the folks who are all-in. They've caught the vision and want to help in any way possible. They are servant-leaders and their commitment is apparent via a verbal conversation in which they express it...Folks who are in the family use phrases with first-personal plurals like ''our church'' or ''we can do this.''
2. Fence
These are people who are interested in what you're doing, excited about what you're doing, have come to one or more of your vision meetings, or otherwise expressed their interest/excitement. People in this category require patience. Often people on the fence are plugged in to other church communities, and asking them to uproot from that to join what you're doing is a complicated decision and process.
3. Fans
On Facebook, having a lot of fans is great; in a church plant-not so much. Fans love what you're doing, express their excitement, follow you on Twitter, meet you for coffee, let you buy them lunch, but never come to anything that you organize. Fans are typically podcasting Driscoll, reading Piper, and can give you the latest update on Chandler's cancer faster than it takes for you to find it on the web.
Fans will suck the energy out of you.
4. Friends
Friends are typically gospel-centered people who are playing in the same league but on a different team. They are interested in what you're doing, realize the importance of it, and want to support you in any way they can, but in the end are plugged-into and committed to another church. Friends are great, but they're not family.
5. Farm
The farm is mad ...
Series: 3 John Considered
Wyman Richardson
3 John 1-15
One Church, Three Characters
Read 3 John 1-15
Todd Bumgarner has written an interesting article for church planters entitled, ''6 Types of People You Meet in Church Planting.'' This is helpful article for church planters but, in truth, I believe it could apply to most churches in general. Here are Bumgarner's ''6 Types'':
1. Family
These are the folks who are all-in. They've caught the vision and want to help in any way possible. They are servant-leaders and their commitment is apparent via a verbal conversation in which they express it...Folks who are in the family use phrases with first-personal plurals like ''our church'' or ''we can do this.''
2. Fence
These are people who are interested in what you're doing, excited about what you're doing, have come to one or more of your vision meetings, or otherwise expressed their interest/excitement. People in this category require patience. Often people on the fence are plugged in to other church communities, and asking them to uproot from that to join what you're doing is a complicated decision and process.
3. Fans
On Facebook, having a lot of fans is great; in a church plant-not so much. Fans love what you're doing, express their excitement, follow you on Twitter, meet you for coffee, let you buy them lunch, but never come to anything that you organize. Fans are typically podcasting Driscoll, reading Piper, and can give you the latest update on Chandler's cancer faster than it takes for you to find it on the web.
Fans will suck the energy out of you.
4. Friends
Friends are typically gospel-centered people who are playing in the same league but on a different team. They are interested in what you're doing, realize the importance of it, and want to support you in any way they can, but in the end are plugged-into and committed to another church. Friends are great, but they're not family.
5. Farm
The farm is mad ...
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