**** 4 of 5 Stars
This book challenges church planters to make sure we have a reproducible model. He used examples from church history to support his hypotheses:
- white-hot faith – particularly in the pastor
- commitment to the cause – you have to preach the gospel to people outside your church, “the crowd”, disciple, develop leaders, plant new churches
- contagious relationships – tap into pre-existing social networks
- rapid mobilization – it has to be simple and cheap
- adaptive methods – it has to fit your culture
The model I followed (Rick Warren’s “Launch Large”) failed, and is neither cheap nor simple. Slow, steady, and obedient is my new mantra 
I will keep chewing on these history lessons as they apply to our time and place.
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