Small Town Church Planting (with Guest Chris Driver)

Today on the HCP, Larry and Drew welcome Chris Driver (planting pastor of Oasis Church, Levelland, TX). Context is everything in church planting. We have to be sensitive to the needs and culture of the towns we plant churches in. Those different contexts can be extremely varied.  Current church planting models may not connect as well in small towns of 100 or so. In that case, how do we continue to be obedient to Jesus to make disciples where most models don’t quite work the same.  

Chris gives some great ideas and vision to how to reach people in smaller towns. These towns may not be able to support the “attractional” church with the pastor who wants a full time church position. Towns like these need to learn how to not only be disciples of Jesus, but make disciples in their context. There’s no room to only sit back and be “consumers”, but instead, be sent on mission to make Jesus known.

Chris shares his phases of ministry in this church plant:

Phase 1:  Connection

Phase 2:  Small Group(s)

Phase 3:  House Church

Phase 4:  Public Launch

Phase 5:  Multiplication 

He also talks about some refreshing core values:

At Oasis, we will strive to emphasize: 

Simple over complicated

Participating over spectating

Connecting over gathering

Sending over keeping

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