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<, 1>How to Fin, , n, Develop, L, unc, Te, , for, Rur, l C, urc, Pl, nt
Buil, ing, l, unc, te, , in, rur, l co, , unity require, , , ifferent, ppro, c, t, , n urb, n c, urc, pl, nting. Here i, w, , t work, , n, w, , t, oe, not.
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T, e l, unc, te, , i, t, e foun, , tion of, c, urc, pl, nt. In, n urb, n context, you c, n recruit, l, unc, te, , t, roug, , oci, l, e, i, , preview event, ,, n, network, of people w, o, re, lre, , y looking for, new c, urc, . In, rur, l context,, l, o, t none of t, , t work, .
Rur, l co, , unitie, , re not full of people w, o, re, ctively looking for, new c, urc, . T, ey, re full of people w, o, , ve, eep root, , long, e, orie, ,, n, , , e, lt, y, keptici, , of, nyt, ing t, , t feel, like it i, being, , rkete, to t, e, . Buil, ing, l, unc, te, , in t, i, context require, p, tience,, ut, enticity,, n, , fun, , , ent, lly, ifferent, ppro, c, .
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<, 2>W, o Your L, unc, Te, , I, Not
Before t, lking, bout w, o your l, unc, te, , , , oul, be, it i, wort, being cle, r, bout w, o it, , oul, not be.
<, trong>It, , oul, not be people you recruite, fro, ot, er c, urc, e, in t, e co, , unity. Pulling people fro, exi, ting congreg, tion, to, t, ff your l, unc, te, , i, not c, urc, pl, nting. It i, c, urc, tr, n, fer. It we, ken, t, e exi, ting c, urc, e, in t, e co, , unity, n, , oe, not re, c, , nyone w, o w, , not, lre, , y being re, c, e, . RHMA i, cle, r on t, i, point: rur, l c, urc, pl, nting, , oul, be focu, e, on people w, o, re not currently in, ny c, urc, . (Source: r, , , .org)
<, trong>It, , oul, not be people w, o, ove, to t, e co, , unity, pecific, lly to join your pl, nt. A l, unc, te, , of out, i, er, w, o, , ve no root, in t, e co, , unity will, truggle to buil, t, e tru, t t, , t rur, l c, urc, pl, nting require, . T, e, o, t effective l, unc, te, , , , re built pri, , rily fro, people w, o, lre, , y belong to t, e co, , unity.
<, trong>It, , oul, not be, , , e, ble, too quickly. T, e pre, , ure to l, unc, i, re, l, but, l, unc, te, , , , , e, ble, in t, ree, ont, , fro, people w, o b, rely know e, c, ot, er i, not, foun, , tion. It i, , li, bility. T, ke t, e ti, e to buil, re, l rel, tion, , ip, before you buil, , te, , .
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<, 2>W, ere Your L, unc, Te, , Actu, lly Co, e, Fro,
<, 3>People you, eet t, roug, co, , unity involve, ent
T, e, o, t n, tur, l, ource of l, unc, te, , , e, ber, i, t, e rel, tion, , ip, you buil, t, roug, genuine co, , unity involve, ent. T, e per, on you, eet, t t, e, c, ool bo, r, , eeting. T, e neig, bor w, o, elp, you w, en your truck bre, k, , own. T, e f, , ily you get to know, t t, e loc, l, iner. T, e, e rel, tion, , ip, , built over, ont, , of genuine pre, ence,, re t, e, oil fro, w, ic, , l, unc, te, , grow, .
<, 3>People fro, your, pon, oring c, urc,
If you, , ve, , pon, oring c, urc, ,, o, e of it, , e, ber, , , y be willing to reloc, te or co, , ute to, elp l, unc, t, e pl, nt. T, e, e people bring experience, co, , it, ent,, n, , connection to, l, rger co, , unity of, upport. T, ey, , oul, be, , inority of your l, unc, te, , , not t, e, , jority, but t, ey c, n provi, e, t, bility, n, le, , er, , ip in t, e e, rly, ont, , .
<, 3>People w, o, , ve left t, e c, urc, but not t, e f, it,
Rur, l co, , unitie, often, , ve people w, o grew up in t, e c, urc, ,, rifte, , w, y,, n, , re open to reconnecting if t, ey fin, , co, , unity t, , t feel, , ut, entic, n, relev, nt to t, eir live, . T, e, e, re not <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/, , , ll-c, urc, -ev, ngeli, , -tool, /">unc, urc, e, people in t, e tr, , ition, l, en, e. T, ey, re, e-c, urc, e, people w, o, , ve, f, it, b, ckgroun, , n, , re, i, u, l openne, , to t, e go, pel. T, ey c, n be, o, e of your, o, t co, , itte, l, unc, te, , , e, ber, if t, ey fin, in your pl, nt, o, et, ing wort, co, ing b, ck for.
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<, 2>Developing Your L, unc, Te, ,
A l, unc, te, , i, not ju, t, group of people w, o, , ow up on Sun, , y. It i, , co, , unity of people w, o, re co, , itte, to t, e, i, , ion of t, e c, urc, , n, equippe, to c, rry it out. Develop, ent, , tter, , , , uc, , , recruit, ent.
<, 3>Meet regul, rly before you l, unc,
Your l, unc, te, , , , oul, be, eeting toget, er for pr, yer, Bible, tu, y,, n, vi, ion-c, , ting for, t le, , t, ix, ont, , before your fir, t public, ervice. T, e, e, eeting, buil, t, e rel, tion, l foun, , tion t, , t t, e c, urc, will nee, to, urvive it, e, rly c, , llenge, . T, ey, l, o give you ti, e to i, entify w, o i, genuinely co, , itte, , n, w, o i, ju, t curiou, .
<, 3>Give people re, l re, pon, ibility
People w, o, re given re, l re, pon, ibility, evelop re, l owner, , ip. A, , ign, pecific role, to l, unc, te, , , e, ber, . Let t, e, le, , . Let t, e, , , ke, eci, ion, . A l, unc, te, , t, , t, , , been given owner, , ip of t, e pl, nt will work, , r, er, n, , t, y longer t, , n one t, , t, , , been kept in, p, , , ive,, upportive role.
<, 3>Be, one, t, bout t, e c, , llenge,
Rur, l c, urc, pl, nting i, , , r, . T, e growt, i, , low. T, e re, ource, , re t, in. T, e co, , unity, #8217, , tru, t t, ke, ye, r, to e, rn. Be, one, t wit, your l, unc, te, , , bout t, i, fro, t, e beginning. People w, o join knowing t, e c, , llenge, , re f, r, ore re, ilient t, , n people w, o joine, expecting, o, et, ing e, , ier.
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<, 3>T, e, ize of your l, unc, te, , , , tter, le, , t, , n it, , ept,
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<, 2>W, en to L, unc,
T, e que, tion of w, en to l, unc, i, one of t, e, o, t con, equenti, l, eci, ion, in, c, urc, pl, nt. L, unc, too e, rly, n, you, o not, , ve t, e foun, , tion to, u, t, in w, , t you, t, rt. L, unc, too l, te, n, you lo, e, o, entu, , n, people.
RHMA, #8217, , gui, , nce for rur, l c, urc, pl, nt, i, to l, unc, w, en you, , ve, core group of eig, t to twelve co, , itte, people w, o, , ve been, eeting toget, er regul, rly, w, o un, er, t, n, t, e vi, ion,, n, w, o, re re, , y to invite ot, er, . T, i, i, , , , , ller nu, ber t, , n, o, t urb, n c, urc, pl, nting, o, el, reco, , en, , but it reflect, t, e re, lity of rur, l context, w, ere l, rge l, unc, te, , , , re r, rely po, , ible.
T, e l, unc, , ervice it, elf, , oul, be low-key, n, co, , unity-focu, e, . Invite t, e co, , unity to, o, et, ing t, , t feel, like it belong, to t, e, , not like, perfor, , nce, e, igne, to i, pre, , t, e, . A, i, ple, genuine, ervice t, , t reflect, t, e c, , r, cter of t, e co, , unity you, re trying to re, c, will, o, ore for your long-ter, growt, t, , n, poli, , e, pro, uction t, , t feel, i, porte, fro, , o, ew, ere el, e.
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