A Simple Guide on How to Start a Church.

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A Simple Guide on How to Start a Church.

God has called you to start a church.

While it’s not strictly necessary to go to seminary to become a pastor, people will take you a little more seriously if you have at least studied some theology.

Starting a church with no members will be quite a challenge, so before you start shopping for buildings, start building a community.

Different people have different ways of worshiping and understanding God.

Once you have defined your church spiritually, it’s time to take care of the legal details.

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