Review of Church Planting is For: Wimps, by Mike McKinley

Church Planting Is for Wimps: How God Uses Messed-up People to Plant Ordinary Churches That Do Extraordinary Things by Mike McKinley

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


What an enjoyable read! I was not prepared for how good this book would be from the title. The title comes from a competitive analogy of church planters vs. revitalizers. McKinley writes from his heart and soul's experience in revitalizing a church that was hanging on to life with a few people and a building in an expensive real estate market. After calling McKinley to pastor their church, revitalization would prove to be no walk in the park. McKinley's transparent testimony was a personal encouragement to me. I appreciated his commitment to real ministry that focused on a multi-generational church and not just a trendy demographic. He offers some great tips for those who are younger in ministry and a real way to disciple men for future elders in your church. I recommend this book to pastors who are not even thinking of church planting, because the revitalization approach is an excellent idea for larger churches to consider doing.



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