To pastor or plant that is the question? For some time now I have been mulling over in my mind the concepts of church planting verses the idea of taking on an already existing church. I do this because of the issues that arise from taking on an existing church and the problems that inevitably arise from such a venture. Recently I heard of a friend, who has handed in his notice at his church, he had been there just over two years. He was leaving - so he has said, for personal reasons. I don’t think he was leaving because he had not succeeded or had failed in his vision and plans. Knowing the man as I do, I know he has successfully planted and grown two other churches in his time in ministry and handed them over to younger men who have taken them on to greater things. In this blog then, I would like to look at the issues of church placement, as I would put it, as opposed to church planting. This I will discuss in my next blog, when I will look at the advantages of churc...