Reflections on 10/29 Class

I don't think that I was expecting our small group discussion time during Thursday's class to be as difficult as it ended up being. Many of us found it challenging to translate the theoretical ideas and the hopes and dreams that we have for our future church plants into more practical plans. For me personally, this is in large part because I feel as though many of my hopes and dreams will develop more organically rather than programmatically. Thursday's discussion helped me to more fully realize how integral having others with me on the church planting journey actually is. I now have a better appreciation for the need to begin dialoguing with a wide variety of people now, rather than waiting until the practical side of the process is fleshed out further. Conversation is key, and I need to make a conscious effort to place discussion at the center of the church planting process.