Oftentimes, when we think about starting new churches, we’re focused on the present or the future. But, of course every established church was once a church start. CBF of Georgia’s newsletter this month focuses on their work with lay-led new church starts over the past ten or more years. It provides a few brief reflections on the maturation of several church starts throughout the state and their different processes.
It’s worth reading to see the number of ways that churches have their beginning and grow. http://www.cbfga.org/downloads/4/Visions2011JUNJUL.pdf

What lessons can we learn from these churches’ history for the starting of new church starts today?