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What should happen within the last 30 days before a church officially launches? There are a few bases a church planter needs to cover in the last push before a grand opening.
0:22 Lee Stephenson introduces the episode topic and asks Danny Parmelee about his experience of the month before launching a church he planted.
0:49 Danny talks about the importance of inviting anyone and everyone to a launch service.
2:25 Danny asks Lee about his experience in the last few days before a launch, and if there were any differences between both churches Lee launched.
2:36 Invite everyone you can to your launch service. You may be surprised who shows up.
3:36 Lee remembers the worry that no one would come to the grand opening, despite all the inviting he did.
4:19 The importance of being out front, greeting people before the service of a launch.
4:59 Lee speaks of the importance of the first impression visitors receive.
6:49 Observing volunteers who serve so potential problems aren’t missed.
7:59 Lee shares one of his opinions on sermon prep that pastors may disagree with.
8:48 The challenge some pastors may face when it comes to interacting with attendees as the congregation size grows.
9:55 Danny discusses church planters preparing their own expectations leading up to the launch, as well as being intentional in enjoying the home stretch of pre-launch.
11:09 Lee advises to plan something fun for a launch team before the grand opening.
11:36 The importance of full service run throughs in the last month of pre-launch.
12:45 An eye-opening exercise to do with the launch team when it comes to expectations of attendance numbers for launch day.
15:21 Danny humorously recalls an exercise for attendance number expectations for a campus launch.
16:04 Church planters should be intentional to make the last month before launch about the team coming together.
16:40 Advice from Danny on what a church planter should say on launch day.
17:06 What should vision casting for new church attendees look like?
17:40 The importance of giving attenders the ability to connect with pastors as a person.
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