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First things first: You should really see this movie. Second, check out this post–originally written for freelance copywriters like me, but easily adapted to something as entrepreneurial as church planting. With apologies to original author John Hewitt, I suggest that we can gain…

6 Church Planting Lessons from Tony Stark, aka Iron Man

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Challenge Yourself

“Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk.” - Tony Stark

Don’t be afraid to take on goals and projects that challenge you. Taking on big tasks, even “impossible” ones, gets your blood flowing and forces you to be innovative and learn new things. People are always telling you what you can’t do when it comes to [church planting]. You can’t [plant a church in an urban center] if don’t [have a bajillion dollars in funding]. You can’t land a major [planting partner] because they only deal with [guys who know the SBC in and out]. You can’t sell a [church planting vision] without an [Apple laptop]. You can’t get an interview with [Mark Driscoll]. The truth is, even if you don’t pull any of these things off, chances are you’re going to learn something in the attempt. If you do pull it off you’ll have proof that impossible only means hard, and that will help you do the next impossible thing.

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