Every life stage is an opportunity

"Every age group and circumstance of life can offer reasons why people can’t be involved in this great work of planting churches"

When we look at men like Gideon and Moses we see that they were full of reasons why God could not use them in their current situation. “I am in the weakest clan and I am the least in my family” was Gideon’s excuse. Moses gave a number of excuses why God could not use him including “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” They were both filled with fear and discounted themselves from God being able to use them.

During my years of planting churches in Manchester I have been provoked to see that God is able to use people of every age and situation to start new Churches. 

In recent times at Christ Church Manchester we have been using the catch phrase - “Be a student and plant a church”. However we are aware that this could be fraught with problems. Excuses like time constraints, no money, not old enough, or only being in the city a number of months can easily put people off. Every age group and circumstance of life can offer its reasons why people can’t be involved in this great work of planting churches.

Alternatively we could see the different stages of life as a potential opportunity to get caught up in the great commission of making disciples of all nations.

Every life stage is an opportunity

When we look at men like Gideon and Moses we see that they were full of reasons why God could not use them in their current situation. “I am in the weakest clan and I am the least in my family” was Gideon’s excuse. Moses gave a number of excuses why God could not use him including “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” They were both filled with fear and discounted themselves from God being able to use them.