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Originally Posted by notofworks
Very well said!! Would you agree with this that I've noticed.....it seems that often two mistakes are made, 1) Not studying what others have done and not researching what it takes, and saying seemingly spiritual things like, "We're just gonna follow God and do what he tells us! We don't need no stinkin' research!!; and 2) Studying and researching and then doing everything verbatim a successful church does without framing it to the local culture.
I think what you're doing is GREAT!!! I'm guessing a lot of us would like the chance to start again and do what you're doing.
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Other than maybe getting office space eventually with a conference/counseling room ... one of the things I have committed to is never buying a building unless specifically told to do so.
I really want the majority of the money to be focused on outreach and discipleship.