To the planter who found this
Start here. We saved you a seat.
Something brought you here.
Maybe a link someone shared. Maybe a late-night search when the weight of Sunday was already pressing in. Maybe someone told you about this place. Maybe you just stumbled into it.
However you got here, you’re welcome.
This is The Church Planter’s Community.
It exists because planting a church is one of the most beautiful, disorienting things a person can do. And most of us are doing it without a manual, without a big team, and without anyone asking how we’re actually doing.
Some of you are just beginning. The call is still fresh. You’re full of faith and questions in equal measure. You’re trying to figure out what it looks like to start something from nothing and trust God with the outcome.
Some of you are years in. The excitement has settled into something quieter. You love your people, but you’re tired. You’ve learned things about ministry and about yourself that nobody warned you about.
Some of you are bi-vocational. You’re preaching on Sunday and clocking in on Monday. You carry two jobs and one calling, and the math never quite adds up. But you keep showing up.
All of you belong here.
Here’s what this space is and what it isn’t.
This is a place for real conversation. For the stuff that doesn’t make it into the church planting highlight reels. For the questions you’re afraid to ask out loud because you think everyone else has it figured out.
They don’t.
This is a place where you don’t have to perform. You don’t have to prove your model is working. You don’t have to pretend last Sunday went better than it did.
You can be honest here. That’s the whole point.
I started planting a church in my apartment in Queens with my wife and a handful of people who were willing to try something small and real. No launch team. No big send-off. Just a table, some food, and a conviction that God was doing something in our neighborhood.
That church is called The Table NYC. It’s still small. It’s still real. And I’m still learning.
I also work full-time as an tech instructor. I’m a husband and a dad. I write. I make pizza dough and sourdough and love to cook.
I am not a church planting expert. I’m a church planting practitioner. There’s a difference.
This community exists a friend had a vision for it, and for years, slowly built it to where it’s at today. A little while back, he invited me to continue stewarding what he’d started.
Here’s what you can expect.
Posts that are honest about the realities of planting. Conversations about theology, leadership, and the stuff that keeps you up at night. Resources that are actually useful. A podcast. And space to process out loud with people who understand.
No hype. No formulas. No six-step plans to a thriving church - although you might certainly see and hear some strategic advise here and there.
But more than all of that, it’s just a table with room for you and what you bring.
If you’re here, you’re not late. You’re not behind. You haven’t missed whatever wave everyone else seems to be riding.
You’re right on time.
Subscribe if you want to stay. Share this with a planter who needs to know they’re not alone. And when you’re ready, jump into the conversation.
We saved you a seat.