Catalyst Conference- Ed Stetzer

Ed Stetzer is the President of Lifeway Research (www.edstetzer.com). He shared a session on mistakes he made in planting churches:

1. Forgetting the mission- get people to focus on God's glory and His people on mission; if you could have done it without God, then God was not in it

2. Being married to a church planting model- God's call is more important than the "how"

3. Not taking care- take care of yourself spiritually, physically, with family, relationally; people need a pastor who has been with God not just a pastor with great ideas; only your family will be with you in the end

4. Arrogance- everyone needs a mentor

5. Not taking believers deeper- people yearning for maturity are desiring what Christ desires

6. Ignoring hidden agendas- everyone in the church has a vision for your church but it may not be the vision that God has given for the church

7. Afraid of finances- you must talk about money, Jesus did