Today we are going to continue our conversation about church planting by trying to understand what makes a church planter “tick”. Who are these guys? Why do they decide to plant a church, and what does my church need to be looking for in a church planter when we decide we would like to plant a church?

I can think of no one I’d rather talk to about this subject than Danny Flores. Danny is a church planter at “R” church in Elgin Illinois. Danny bleeds the heart of a church planter like few other guys I’ve met, and God is blessing him and his new church in amazing ways. I’m also grateful for the way he is “sold out” to seeing broken people see wholeness in Christ. 

·      Give me the 2 minute Danny Flores story.

·      Tell me what intrigued you about church planting. Why did you sense this was God’s direction for you rather than an existing church?

·      What are three or four lessons you’ve learned as you’ve planted your church? 

·      We often talk about the need for church planting pastors to learn from existing church pastors, and vice versa? What are some things you need to hear and learn from existing church pastors. What are some things existing church pastors could learn from planters?

·      What would you say to a pastor listening who might be thinking about church planting?