The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting Quotes

“It’s my view that if the church planter believes in his ministry and the need for it, he will be willing to do whatever it takes to see God provide the necessary funding.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“temperament as one’s unique, God-given (inborn) style of behavior.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“church planters need to be aware of their natural gifts as well as their spiritual ones.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“I believe that all people are born with natural gifts, whereas Christians receive spiritual gifts at their new birth (conversion).”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“a spiritual gift as a unique, God-given ability for service.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“When a person knows the direction he is to go in, the next step is to pursue the third D, development. He must determine how he will develop his gifts.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“if God has given us certain gifts, we are to use them for his service and glory.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“After a person has discovered his divine design, it will lead to God’s direction for his life.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“First, the potential church planter must discover his divine design,”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“Good assessment is built on what I refer to as the 3Ds. The first D stands for design or divine design. The second D is for direction or divine direction, and the third for development. I believe this is the proper order and approach to determine what God would have us do in terms of ministry.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“You may believe you have the gift of teaching, but until you attempt to teach, you really won’t know for sure. Therefore”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“My experience has been that wives know their husbands better than husbands know themselves.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“If a person finds that he doesn’t know himself very well, often he can rely on the help of another person who has known him and has been able to observe him over several years.”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church

“My experience has been that wives know their husbands better than husbands know themselves. This”
― Aubrey Malphurs, The Nuts and Bolts of Church Planting: A Guide for Starting Any Kind of Church