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PLANTING WITH PERSONAL AND FAMILY PRIORITIES

9/21/2019

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Author: Jeremy Rowland

​Planting a church will be very difficult without having the proper priorities in place. The stresses, attacks, and emotional highs and lows can cause a church planter and his family to steer off course from a healthy God-honoring relationship. Establishing priorities from the beginning is a must.  
 
I. Your first priority in life should be to Glorify the Lord personally
  • Spend your life knowing God (Phil. 3:10)
  • Spend much time each day in personal prayer and in His word (Ps. 55:17)
  • Your strongest desire ought to be an intimate relationship with Him (Ps. 42:1)


II. Our second priority should be to glorify the Lord with your wife and family

  • Your wife and family ought to be a joy to serve with
  • The Lord makes a successful family a prerequisite to a successful ministry. (1 Tim. 3:1-7; Titus 1:6-9)
  • Family and ministry can be successfully blended and balanced
    • By recognizing the importance of doing so
    • By refusing to see either one as a hindrance to the other
    • By being determined to make whatever sacrifices or adjustments necessary
    • By seeking to glorify God in your family and ministry
    • Avoid the mistakes of family in ministry
    • Giving the impression that others are more important than your family
    • Having time for others but not for family. Do a weekly assessment
    • Treating others better than you treat your family
    • Expecting too much from your family to protect your “image”
    • Being inconsistent, one thing at church and another at home
    • Not exposing family problems in fear that you will jeopardize your “image” before the people. Let them know you are real.
    • Carrying your ministry burdens home with you.
    • Living a life that is too “rushed” – always in a hurry.
    • Building your ministry at the expense of your family. You will regret this!
  • The Goals for the Family in Ministry
    • Spend time with each family member, know them personally.
    • Make your family feel valued and cherished.
    • Instill Godly, Biblical values in their lives.
    • Live by convictions and share why they are Bible-based.
    • Be consistent and genuine, model your faith.
    • Seek the wisdom of God as a family when making decisions.
    • Pray together about needs, rejoice together in answered
    • Serve together with everyone involved. Show it to be exciting.
    • Show appreciation and thankfulness for all things.
    • Be open and honest, don’t pretend to be perfect.
    • Allow room for failure. Admit when wrong and ask for forgiveness.
    • Be forgiving, this is Christ-like.
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