The Wholehearted Church Planter

Leadership from the Inside Out

by Allan Karr and Linda Bergquist

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Pub Date Feb 18 2014 | Archive Date Dec 05 2014

Description

The most essential criteria for church planters are not skill based, nor personality driven, but character-centric and rooted in the Great Commandment. The authors of The Wholehearted Church Planter insist that church planting proficiencies flow best from those who truly know and love God, people, and in an appropriate way, themselves. If the authors are correct, the potential for multiplying leaders and reproducing new churches is greatly enhanced. It means that ordinary Christians can evangelize, disciple, and gather people into all kinds of new communities of faith.

Advance Praise

“Church planting is a deeply personal experience. If we fail to foster genuine community with God in our own hearts, we will inevitably fail to build strong communities of believers, regardless of strategy and resources. Allan and Linda guide readers toward a path of authentic pilgrimage with God to plant missional churches.”--Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research

“Anyone who has engaged in church planting knows that it can be an exhausting activity. To avoid burnout, we need all the guidance and tools we can get…and this dynamic duo delivers.”--Alan Hirsch, author of The Shaping of Things to Come

“Linda Bergquist and Alan Karr, both seasoned church planters, are uniquely qualified to write a book that is more focused on the character of the church planter than on any single technique or model of church planting. If I had had the opportunity to read it before starting the church-planting journey, it could have helped me through many of the challenges that I faced because of my inexperience.”--Felicity Dale, coauthor of The Rabbit and the Elephant: Why Small Is the New Big for Today’s Church

“The Wholehearted Church Planter is about a life of wholehearted devotion to God where church planting becomes more of a lifestyle rather than a job or applying the right tactics. This book liberates church planting from professionalism and places it back into the hands of everyday disciples."--Sean Benesh, director of the Epoch Center and author of View From the Urban Loft

"Linda and Allan remind us that church planting is not rocket science, it comes down to knowing and loving God, people, and the place to which God has sent you. This book is your invitation to join God in making disciples, for as you do that you might discover that you too can plant churches! Watch out, this book may change your life."--JF Woodward, national director of the V3 Church Planting Movement, author of Creating a Missional Culture

“Allan Karr & Linda Bergquist get to the heart of the matter by showing us that loving God and loving people is what creates a healthy church plant. If you want to plant a church with your whole heart, read this book!”--Dave Ferguson, lead pastor of Community Christian Church (with multiple sites in the Chicago area), coauthor of On The Verge