While there are certain things that are contextual to churches in their given areas, there are also general principles all churches and leaders should have in place to ensure a healthy church. In this episode, we share 7 specific pieces of advice that are helpful to all church leaders regardless of context. Welcome to episode 266 of Practical Church Planting. 

Here are the 7 things we discuss in this episode: 

• Eldership process in place
• Work boundaries
• Sexual guardrails
• Itemized budget
• Applying the Gospel before fixing the problem
• Clear, practical, and realistic launch plan
• Local friends

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