Then they said to the priest, “Please inquire of God to learn whether our journey will be successful.” The priest answered them, “Go in peace. Your journey has the Lord’s approval.”
Judges 18:5-6
As most of our Launch Team knows, church planting was never part of Becky and my plan. I was very happy being a full-time pastor at an established church for the rest of my career… there’s better job stability, I don’t have to learn new skills beyond seminary, and expectations would be lower. Yet, for whatever reason, God called us to plant a new church, which means I have to be bi-vocational, I’m constantly learning new skills, and expectations are higher. As difficult as church planting has been, it’s also been a very enjoyable journey. I’ve met so many other great church planters in the past year, I’m planting through a new denomination that I’m actually excited about, and my friends and family and I can create the kind of community that we want. As Judges 18 states, while I don’t know with absolute certainty whether our journey will be successful, I can go in peace knowing that our journey has God’s approval. That’s enough success for me.
