Taylor Smith: Embryonic Church Plant in North Carolina

This is as fresh and raw as it gets.Taylor Smith stumbled into a church plant a few years ago. In his first meeting with the leaders, they challenged him to plant a church. Several years later he's a veteran student ministries pastor planting a microchurch in a widely diverse community.The Smiths moved to this location because the people come from so many countries and cultures. So far, they've connected with 31 households in face-to-face conversations. They've been able to tell "God stories" a few times and are set up to host a neighborhood barbeque as they come out of the starting blocks. Diversity can induce tension and this neighborhood is no exception. Every neighbor told Taylor that his family was the first in the neighborhood to knock on their door, extending friendship.This man is intentionally bivocational and will tell you why he believes in that so strongly in the podcast. I am particularly excited by this interview as the church is still embryonic. I hesitate to bring up the "good old days," but this conversation deeply reminded me of time spent knocking on doors nearly five decades ago. You can connect with Taylor at taylorwsmith14@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.